Week 6: ...and Amy

1. How much do you miss Jess?
So much.  Loads.  Completely.  I stay awake at nights, crying and writing in my journal about how much.  I rend and tear my garments. And then I shiver, because it's cold up here.

Ok, so maybe I exaggerate.  But: a lot.

2. Have you managed to order wine by yourself yet? [If so: what kind? and was it any good?]
I have not yet been that brave.  I can move across the country by myself (with two neurotic cats, no less), I can bike in -6 degree weather.  But order wine without Jess?  Just who do you think I am?  

That said, I did have a rum & coke.  During its preparation, I bemoaned the lack of Jess, and thought about how much more delicious a JessDrink(tm) would be.

3. At this point, how likely do you think you are to move back to Austin?
I can only answer this by reciting my PhD news.  First of all, I've been accepted to UT!  Woot!  I've also been: denied by Berkeley (boo, but I wasn't a good fit), wait-listed by UIC, and thus far ignored by U of Chicago and Northwestern.  So...I don't know much.  I will say that winter agrees with me.  Quite a bit.

I can also that this would make me more likely to move back:
http://kutnews.org/post/map-could-austin-be-high-speed-rail-city-future?

4. How are your finances and have you done your taxes yet?
My finances are pathetic.  My knowledge of my finances is advanced enough to know that my finances are pathetic.  I'm currently trying to get some more money for the spring, and I've looked into (but not pursued very hard) doing some contract work for my old employer.  

I've done my taxes!  I needed to in order to get my FAFSA  in (they say you can do the FAFSA without doing your taxes, but then they turn around and ask you all the same questions the IRS does, so one  might as well).

5. Have you guessed who the guest blogger is?
Hi, Jess!  I do miss you loads.  Call me maybe.