Ramble

Still...waiting...to hear from Scripps. Why? Am I such a controversial applicant that they have been arguing about this for the past month? Will they even remember my interview by the time they pull out my file to make a decision?

Ben is taking research methods and behavioral neuroscience classes this semester. He's way excited. Anybody have neuroscience lab connections in SoCal? If so, speak now.

It looks as though I may have a job, (although the situation is a little unclear) at the city's snobbiest coffee boutique as a barista's barback. Hopefully beginning next week I will begin to acquire all sorts of coffee wisdom.

I am loving Freaks and Geeks. Sooooo much better than Knocked Up, which I did enjoy a little. I am so sick of movies that bank on the shock factor to make money.
Juno was super cute, too. SUPER cute.
May have already posted about this, but I saw El Orfanato with Brock, and it was GREAT.

Oh! I almost forgot again! I forgot Eastern Promises when I made my Favorite Things of 2007 list. If you haven't seen this movie, you are missing out. I recommend listening to the NPR interview with Viggo Mortenson before you watch the movie.

Ghetia and Dru, friends of Ben's and mine from St. John's, came to visit last week. It was so nice to see and talk to them. So far, Ben and I have only a couple of friends in L.A., and it makes such a difference to be around people who understand your past. I feel the same way about family, of course. Here's a photo of Ben and Dru playing around in our little studio-