I have been accepted into the CSE Master's program at University of California, San Diego. Woohoo!

Not my first choice school, but by no means my backup or safety school. Now I just need to work on becoming a California resident for the past year...

Dear Applicant,

The MSCS Admissions Committee has reviewed your application for
admission for Fall 2005-06 to the Masters program in the Computer
Science Department. I am sorry to tell you that the committee did not
recommend you for admission. The number of applicants far exceeds
the number of those whom we can admit, which makes the admissions
process a difficult and painstaking one. As a result, many strong
candidates must be turned down.

I wish you all the success in the future.

Sincerely yours,
Kathi DiTommaso
Director of Admissions
Stanford University

I'm so glad that I don't have to do SLP homework. However, I am getting quite sick of having to listen to the same few wavs over and over again while someone else who is actually taking the class does his SLP homework.

My cell phone commited suicide today by jumping out of my pocket and falling ~2 feet to its doom. The outer case is chipped, which can be replaced, as is part of the hinge, which cannot be replaced. For added fun, it only turns on when plugged in. The charging icon now blinks in an odd manner, never indicating an increase in charge. As soon as I pull out the plug, it claims to be fully charged. Should I open the phone right after removing the plug, I can watch the battery indicator plummet from fully charged to "Low Battery" to "Emergency Use Only" before it turns off. Hopefully it is just the battery that's completely FUBARed. Either way, no cell phone for me for at least a couple days, until I can get over to an AT&T store (and actual one, not just a licensed retailer, or whatever they call themselves now).

Today I have been called weird 6 independent times. If I'm lucky, I can double that before midnight.

Poker has proven to be quite profitable. I'm well on my way to getting enough to cover my school ring (with real diamonds and 18k gold) and Tumi wallet (black leather with red leather interior).

Now to considering doing work sometime tonight on CAGD (isn't wonderful how inspired I am?)...

The West End is Playboy's College Bar of the Month. The only thing that could be funnier is if it were The Abbey.

Amy and I spent dinner outlining the plot for a 6 page scifi romance novel we plan to write. The working title is Melvyn the Dragyn and the Quivering Llyghtsaber of Doom. The cover will feature Fabio riding Melvyn, which will undoubtedly make our novel wildly successful (on the off chance that Jedi sex scenes aren't enough).