someone please save us college kids

Had a nice lunch with [T] today. She's a gem, really. Still don't know what she's planning to do with all those degrees she wants to get in the future, but, whatever, that's her brain to fry. Sometimes I think she is the daughter that my parents wish that they had. It's not like I can blame them now when I look back and see how old my job trajectory must have looked, but I'm pretty happy with the way things turned out career-wise. So maybe everybody doesn't know my name, but I'm doing what I like and I like what I do. How many other people can say that?

There's still totally time for the fame anyway. Eventually on here I'm going to get around to posting my novel synopsis. And not the joke one I keep referencing but, like, the honest to God real one. It does exist. Somewhere, in the this pit I call an apartment. I swear, without [R] here it gets dirtier every day. Soon, I'll be lost, too.

My ears were super burning recently, too. Wonder if any of my old buddies are thinking about me.

i've got a phd in horribleness

Had one of my critique meetings today with a possible reviewer. I have never met a person more critical - he sounds like he's yelling everything he says. Which is... well, I can tell you it doesn't make the critique-taking process any easier.

EDIT: Actually, now that I've thought about it, he kind of reminds me of someone I met once at [EB]. Starts with an... L?

a funny thing happened on the way to the forum

Recently attended the lovely ceremony of two of my oldest and dearest friends. Old in that I knew them the longest, not that they are the physically oldest people I know. Though the groom is getting up there. I give him two years before the grey takes over and he is left looking aged and distinguished until he opens his mouth and accent-swears or throws something at somebody.

Anyway, it was all very beautiful, and I forever wish [C] and [L] happiness. What would they do without each other? Trip and die, probably. Although...

ANYWAY, I introduced [R] to them that day and I think everything went great because we all expected the monkeys to freak out, but they didn't. [R]'s smooth like that. Also, good with monkeys. Who would've guessed it. Man can't even stand it when I talk about owning two cats. Tsk. Cats are, like, monkeys but better. Well... I would take a monkey. As long as he didn't pull my hair. Yeah, it'd be a 'he'. I'd name him Tiberius. It is decided.

I wonder if [C] still has any of those monkeys left...

Nothing beats the helicopters, though. Seriously, people. Want a cool wedding? Helicopters.

Somehow, I'd never seen a person do something like that before in a flying vehicle.