Lifestyles Of The Nearly-Graduated Man

I haven't had a lot of free time this week so far, and it doesn't look like that's going to change anytime soon. I did want to give you all an update on my housing situation, though. Otey and I spent this past Saturday driving around and looking at apartments, and we finally have our list narrowed down to about three or four of our top choices. Basically, there weren't any surprises with the rent (we already knew that it was going to be outrageously expensive), but I was impressed overall with how nice some of the places were. We've basically found the fine line between cost, comfort, and distance from work so my commute isn't too hellacious and we can still afford to live. It was still a little too early for most places to give us anything definite, though, so the jury is still out on our final dwelling place.

...Speaking of people finding new places to live, congratulations must go out to Gerritt on the purchase of his new home: a houseboat on the Washington Channel in D.C.! Check out the pictures and story on his site. How cool is it that I know someone who lives on a houseboat? Actually, out of all the people I know, Gerritt's the only one I would peg to end up on one. Very cool.

...In other news, the Senior Symposium for the ISE Senior Design class is this Thursday. The FE Exam, 8 hours of engineering craziness, is on Saturday. That means that most of my huge gibongous projects will be over by Sunday. Holla!

...I also wanted to thank Amy for the comment the other day about my similarity to Ethan Hawke. As far as I know, he's an intelligent and mysterious actor/writer, so I can handle that! As for him being my brother... you never can tell these days, can you?