1. Less than a week until Windows 7! I am not normally excited about these kinds of things. But I have been having a MAJOR falling out with Windows Vista over the past little while, and I am at the point where I would murder babies if it would get me a different operating system. And also Microsoft has a student deal so I can get it for $30! Oh, the benefits of staying in school for far longer than is proper.
2. Canter’s matzo ball soup! You are hopefully going to cure my cold, but at the very least you are totally delicious. Also, Canter’s, you are one of my most favorite places in the universe, I love you so.
3. The REAL pretty excellent news of the day is that I’ve gotten funding to go to England this summer to do dissertation research and to podcast about it! (I know that “a podcast about dissertation research” sounds epically boring, but since my project is about Awesome Shit like northern soul and lady punk rock and mods vs. rockers it will be very un-boring, I promise.) SO! If you’ve been to England, please consider yourself solicited for traveling advice because I’ve never been. I am, predictably, TOTALLY STOKED about this.
4. Tonight I am going to do some reading, then get hopped up on decongestants and watch Summer Heights High. Sounds pretty excellent.
holy hell you’re amazing. dissertation research in england? you’re officially the most impressive person ever. congrats!!!
What! I didn’t know there was a podcast involved. Gosh! Everybody gets to make a podcast but me! Man, I finally made an outline of my podcast and I gave you a three minute slot every episode. Don’t forsake me!
I would also like to point out that I am *supposed* to be going to London this July for a WCI reunion but I haven’t heard anything about that for about a year so I don’t know if that’s actually happening anymore. So maybe, coffee retreat in London?
I am not really that impressive – mostly I am just kind of lucky. But thank you!!!
Yes! I am so happy to be in your podcast! What do I get to talk about for three minutes? Also, do you listen to Saltcast? It is really good and has short This American Lifey style stories and also talks about the process of making radio which is pretty educational and stuff. Also, London Coffee Retreat is GO!