Doing pretty well, for a Monday. Having a good birthday celebration always helps. It was yesterday, the REAL Columbus day.

Godfrey got me a neat little digital camera and gave it to me Friday. (I have noticed a pattern, if I mention I'm interested in any little technological thing, he buys it for me - not that I'm complaining, mind you. I just hope he doesn't spend too much. But that's a silly thing to worry about.) Anyway, Saturday there was a local SCA event and we headed over there for a while, I came home early as I wasn't feeling well. Sunday the crew went to our very-most-favorite Thai restaurant for lunch. Then we went bowling. Bowling is fun, but I'm not too good at it. I seem to get the best results by hurling the ball from about waist-height. Afterwards it was back to Casa Sinister for coffee and movies - I had forgotten how strange the movie "Rushmore" is. There are several funny scenes - but it's not exactly a funny show. It's a good flick, just difficult to describe.

Geometry lessons with Godfrey are progressing, not very quickly, but some glacial progress is being made. It's a real struggle for me to understand. I get frustrated, and then my brain shuts down. Meanwhile, last night I had my first nightmare about my dissertation. My subconscious jumped the gun on that one, but at least it wasn't a nightmare about not getting accepted to any school.

Watch this space for pictures from the weekend. The bowling alley had flourescent shoes!