What? October?

I can't believe it's the end of September already. I don't know what happened to this month. I guess I should actually work on those grad school applications now. Only two months until they're due and considering the excruciatingly slow pace at which I work, I need all the time I can get.

Just got back from visiting Miami University in Oxford, OH. Seeing Galen was great; I had a lot fo fun hanging out with him and his friends. The rugby team was really nice and fun. Like me, I think Gale functions better when he's away at school. Well, better in some areas, let's say in communication and social situations. Anyway, I was happy to see him doing so well. And even though I felt old sometimes, I realized that it's good to be out of college. I don't have the energy for it anymore. I'll leave it to the kids and hopefully start some sort of adult life.

I also visited Caitlin in NYC/Jersey City early last week. We went to a cabaret which was highly entertaining and I got to meet some of her work friends. They were very nice, of course. I spent last Tuesday wandering around NYC which was good because I was surrounded by people. A change from my usual, solitary day. I geeked out and bought a book about Latin which i started reading in Central Park. It's fairly academic but I think it'll have its moments of humor (which will only be funny for me and about 62 other Classics people). Caitlin and I had some good talks; I appreciate her sympathetic ear and advice because she understands where I am right now in life. I just hope she can figure out her job situation so she can lower her stress level.

Went to the dentist today. Apparently I'm grinding my teeth. I know I've been clenching my jaw a lot lately which is probably the problem. It's stress related and though I try to think I'm not stressed out, I think I'm just repressing all of it. So I guess I have to do something about that.

And the Phillies are in the playoffs which start Wednesday. Hopefully they can make it out of the first round. The Eagles aren't playing as hoped (2-2 record) but I hope they play well when I see them in a couple weeks. And Iowa...well, it's a building year, we'll say. I am not confident that they'll beat Penn State (I'm going to that game in November) which is troublesome because I'm going to take a lot of heat about that one. Oh well, that's weeks and weeks away.