Updating livejournal is way more important than editing my paper

Oscar nominations are out! I'm terribly disappointed that I've only seen one of the best picture nominees (The Departed); now I have to try and see all the others before the show is on. Though I'm not certain I even want to see The Queen, unless someone wants to convince me that it's actually much better than it looks.

In other news, my roommate is still gone. Of the 17 days since I had to return from break, she has been here for four of them. Possibly three and a half. One of those she used to clean the entire place, including, I'm fairly certain, mopping the floors. I'd worry that was some sort of passive-aggressive comment on my housecleaning skills if I, you know, cared. Also, I wasn't the one who still had milk from October in the fridge.

She must not have much to do, or like any of the people here, I suppose. Though if I lived within easy-weekend-visit distance of New York, I'd be making excuses to come here, not stay away.

Everywhere I go, I'm the baby of the group

My advisor: So, when I said that thing in the undergrad class earlier, it was obvious that I wasn't talking about Bush, right? I didn't want to sound political.
Her other student: Yeah. It was a reference to Purcell Carville*, I got it.
My advisor: You're sure? I'm just not certain if the freshmen remember the first Clinton campaign.
Me: ...you guys, I don't remember the first Clinton campaign.
My advisor: No, you must.
Me: That was '92? I was eight.
My advisor: ...oh.

Seriously, at some point in my life, I'm going to manage to spend time with people my own age. Though it is occasionally really funny to horrify people by pointing out how much younger I am than them.

And now I'm going to pay attention to some current politics, though I doubt it will particularly be a memory I'll cherish.


I think that's the name they said; I didn't recognize it. I may have had no idea who they were talking about, but other people got the reference.