"The odds are good, but the goods are odd."

(Career Development guy quoting someone in reference to the likelihood of the female graduate population here [30%] finding [assumed heterosexual] relationships.)

I have to say, I was expecting more geeks. Maybe they'll show up later. Or maybe everyone's a geek and we all seem normal to each other. Only one mathematician so far, and no physicists outside of the plasma lab. A surfeit of Trekkies, though. That is good.

Trying to focus on positives and hold back the anxieties. Thus, ( things that are happy-making: )

(Things I am not focusing on: lack of sufficient thesis topics, impending work overload, Imposter Complex, zero fic output, having steam-burned my thumb after experimenting with what turned out to be an overzealous "reheat" function on the microwave.

My bed is really, really comfy. See? There is still that.)

Today's tidbit: Did you know this had a name? Parkinson's Law.

p.s. -- Happy belated birthday to euclase, writer and artist and photographer and all-around person extraordinaire, and happy future birthday to jadesfire2808, an inspiration, a talent and a delight always. I'm sorry I cannot summon the creativity to repay your wonderful birthday gifts to me.