More bragging--just call me Nietzsche!

First things first: First of all, there was an earthquake this morning! A big one, too, which woke me up and had Daniel out of bed and squawking before we even realized what happened. You may read more about it here. (Warning: there are pop-ups) Fortunately, there was no damage in our house (however dramatically it may rattle), beyond the fall of Maria Tsvetaeva, who, at roughly half an inch high, is the innermost little figure of Daniel's Russian literary matryoshka set. (The outermost is Pushkin, who measures in at nine and a half inches.)

Second things second, although this may soon become first: Second, I have received confirmations from 4 of the 6 professors at Cornell and Harvard (and these were the best 4) that they are happy to meet with me and talk to me about grad school when I go next week to see about getting myself a doctorate. Ideally I'd be able to see a class, too, but that's not so possible in the summer, so scratch that.

Many things many-enth: Many-enth, last week Daniel and I went on a road trip!( Many pictures follow, as well as a smidgen of text )