Wow...the prospect of looking into graduate schools, getting funding, etc. is really daunting. I started doing some research on that today. *sigh* Anyone have any good suggestions?

Fortunately, I had a few nice distractions to take me away from the frustration of that. First, I chatted with my Mom, then David, and finally my friend Dhiveja from South Africa. I've never been able to chat with Dhiveja online before and this was a very special occasion b/c she was chatting with me from China, where she is competing in the 2005 Miss World Competition. Check your local listings for December 10th and cheer for her!