random updates

Roman is starting a part-time job as a bouncer at a sports bar... not a scene either of us frequent, but different is good, and so is a paying job :)

I rode two different tractors today. Since I've been driving a truck a few times a week, what's an extra piece of machinery? Luckily I still have to bike, then hike a mile up a giant hill, and then bike some more to even get to the truck. I need to keep my biking/hiking skills in shape.

I went to a grad student meeting for our department. Free booze, pizza, and soft drinks...I left early to go make a real dinner. But I got to hear about some of politics in the department--I really don't like gossip, but it's good to know about so I can avoid it. Nothing too interesting, or troublesome, just the usual--complaining to complain.

It's been hot lately and I love it. I'm not uncomfortable at all (except for when there's AC). How can I love MN so much when it's cold for so many months out of the year? I can take the extreme cold, but not so much of it. I wonder where I'll end up.