And then I died again and went to heaven when I saw David Cook in that Guitar Hero commercial. My god. The man has thighs like a charioteering young warlord.
I finally took my Step 1 this Thursday! I’d love to take a nice long vacation, but there’s too much left to do!
Besides all the projects and tasks that I deferred until after boards, there’s also apartment hunting + finding a roommate, selling books, hanging out with family and friends (sometimes more of an obligation than a pleasure), and getting ready for 3rd year, starting a week from Monday.
And recuperating from all those trips to Starbucks/Peet’s Coffee/the other Starbucks/the Starbucks ten minutes away/Java City.
I did fine on the test, I think. It wasn’t too different from the practice exams I’ve taken, and I did all right on those–no 240, but solidly passing.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved gay marriage ban Thursday in a ruling that would make the nation’s largest state the second one to allow gay and lesbian weddings.
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In striking down the ban, the court said, “In contrast to earlier times, our state now recognizes that an individual’s capacity to establish a loving and long-term committed relationship with another person and responsibly to care for and raise children does not depend upon the individual’s sexual orientation, and, more generally, that an individual’s sexual orientation — like a person’s race or gender — does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights.”
Hope you called your moms or sent them something nice. My folks are visiting again and I am going to give my mom some flowers I got at the florist this afternoon.
I used to think flowers were one of the least meaningful things you could give someone. I mean, if I had to choose between flowers or something practical like a Brita filter, I would choose the Brita. And I assumed other people would as well.
The two most important things I’ve learned about gift giving are:
Other people tend to like things for incomprehensible reasons. “If I were [so-and-so], I would love this,” is a useless strategy. Better to take a behaviorist approach–what gifts (stimuli) would likely elicit positive responses, based on past observations?
The less practical the gift (e.g. flowers, jewelry, candy, a nice dinner), the more meaning is associated with it. It may seem extravagant and wasteful, but that is the point–it’s always nice to have someone spend frivolously on you.
Anyone else have tips about gift giving? Or how to show appreciation to your “oh don’t get anything for me” moms?
The date went superbly. We had a delicious meal at a Swiss-French restaurant. We browsed books at a kooky small bookstore. We went to see Iron Man–which, if you haven’t heard, is a pretty awesome movie. To me, the best superhero film since Batman Begins.
But no sparks. And three days later (yes I kept count) I asked him, and he felt more like staying friends as well.
