Student SPHere 2008-09

Well, at least it decided to warm up enough so that all of the people standing in line at the polls won’t freeze to death. I was glad to see so many people already in line to vote on my way to class (my husband who had to wait in the line was not so glad, but that’s what he gets for switching his residency to Minnesota). I personally have already voted absentee in Missouri. I have actually never gotten to vote for “real� because I was in New York for previous elections and therefore had to vote absentee.
I was glad to be able to take some time off this weekend. I usually am working on either my plan B or homework or research from 9 or 10 in the morning until 9 or ten at night on the weekends (except when the Steelers are playing), but I decided to take Friday off. My husband and I went to a couple jazz clubs (the highlight of the evening was the 1980’s medley sing-along with the fabulous Erin Schwab at Jitters--Journey was from the 80's right?). Afterwards, we went home and watched the Netflix movie that had been languishing on our coffee table for far too long. On Saturday I baked a sweet potato and praline pie and got started on some holiday shopping. I’m hoping to be able to have a belated Chanukah celebration with some family out East, particularly because it will cost a small fortune to ship the gifts.
Sunday was mildly successful in that I managed to get through some homework, but I did not get nearly enough done on my Plan B in part due to the fact that I apparently have an “old� version of MPlus that is apparently “useless.� Luckily after a meeting with my adviser on Monday, I think I am now back on track, at least, I hope so.
Monday was actually a very good day. I was able to get a lot of work done with my RA position at the College of Pharmacy, and the design paper got submitted finally for our transplant study. Now it’s back to work on the main outcomes paper. I also found out that my boss is wanting to keep me for next semester which is a nice boost for my ego as well as my wallet. I took off work early, and my husband and I went out to dinner with some friends. I was glad to have the opportunity to catch up with them and relax for a bit. Then, of course, there was the fantastic performance by the Steelers. It was good to see that even our backup QB is able to hold his own on the field (and I was glad Byron got another shot) and that the defense continues to perform outstandingly (7 sacks and two interceptions!).
Now it is time to get back to work to make up for all the time I took off this weekend. Arrgh.