Things and stuff

Settling in, starting to figure out where I need to put more structure (it's _so_ strange having three housemates, and living with a partner), and what I'm likely to drive myself crazy with if I'm not careful.

Main problem? Figuring out how to not over-socialize myself between work and home. At least it's summer, so I have time to adjust when I'm _not_ intensely anti-social! This includes time to play silly computer games, both social ones (WoW) and not (NWN2), read, and play outside when it's nice out. This _also_ includes time for working on grad school applications stuff. At least working from home two days a week means that I can get small tidying and such done during work breaks and lunch, and not have to do _that_ during my minimal available time. (I had no idea how much time I had due to being undersocialized!)

Beginning stages of GRE prep. I don't have to take the CS subject one, and I don't _have_ to (but probably should) take the Psych subject one.

A little too early to do much with the applications themselves. Should start essays, though.

Changing from swimming Tuesday and Friday nights to weekday mornings. Second day of this; so far, so good! Hard getting up earlier, but it does mean that I have more _time_ in the evenings. Also, getting into a habit of swimming is a really, really good thing. It's probably one of the few forms of exercise that I won't get bored with. However, it's a hard adjustment and I'm _exhausted_ in the evenings. Hopefully that will adjust.

But having more weeknight time again _should_ mean I can actually go visit people in addition to existing weekly scheduled interaction times. Which will be nice!

phone

My phone, it is a sad phone! Dropped it with rather a lot of force because I failed spectacularly to catch it when I fumbled getting it out earlier, and now the screen doesn't do anything useful.

I can still answer the phone. I can still hear existing reminders for appointments (and because of familiarity with the interface, acknowledge them).

I cannot call out, I cannot see or send SMSes, I have no idea who is calling when people call. I have no access to any of my data.

I was already planning to get an iPhone when available, and indeed there is one now all set up to ship to me on the 19th. Until then, I may or may not use a cheap temporary phone. The main badness is a lack of my data, and a cheap temporary phone won't help with that (but it _would_ let me call out and know who is calling me and see numbers that I have put into it).

Sad phone screen. Also, please don't text me! :)