Do you know the way(a) to Arizona?

Just returned from a delightful visit with my Roommate-For-Life, Laura. We were college roomies sophomore year and beyond. She's currently attending the University of Arizona for her PhD in audiology, but came home for the Thanksgiving holiday.

We met at Starbucks then continued the visit at Laura's house, where I saw her always-lovely mom as well. Arizona is one of my top choices for grad school (on the days I'm keen on continuing my education), so it's useful to have an honest source about the school and it's locale. Laura loves Arizona, school and state. She has yet to spot a scorpion. It's 80 degrees there still and everyday is sunny. Maybe I'm lame, but climate is crucial to my happiness.

Today my grandma suggested I go to the doctor to see if I have hot blood running through my veins. At first I thought this an attack on my non-existent dating life, but she was referring to my constant coldness. I don't know what my deal is, but I'm always freezing. Is this a girl thing? Did my Buffalo childhood not toughen me up? Brrrrr.

Am I off track? I'm off track.

So Laura loves Arizona. Laura goes to Arizona. Those are two major pluses for AZ. Now all I have to do is convince Arizona to accept me and give me a teaching assistantship. A great way to do this involves updating my blog rather than working on my application.

The deadline is December 1. I've given up revising my writing sample. I've also given up on my personal statement. And condensing my CV into a 1-page resume isn't going so well either. Oh well. The elves and fairies should be along any moment to take care of everything.

Speaking of fairies, I saw RENT this weekend. Somehow I managed to never see the play or hear the soundtrack. Wow, great music. Stellar performances. I want to be on Broadway now. Also saw Harry Potter. People give me grief about crushing on HP since he's only 16 (which is not that young really), but he's hot. And in that bath scene? He's buff! Well, 16-year-old buff. What am I doing? If you want to read about movies, click here.

Am I off track again? No! Because I never truly had one.

Good news for me-- I've started reading again. Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou. Great read so far. I even tried to read it while driving from Buffalo to Pittsburgh, but don't tell my parents that.