I last posted a blog entry on August 3 and so, it has been almost 20 days since then.

A lot has happened in the meantime.  I got done with my GRE on Wednesday and scored a useful 1490/1600 so I’m hoping to get into some top graduate programs.  I still have to wait for my writing score, which should show up in the next couple of weeks.  I changed dorm rooms, although, unlike what I said in my last post, I only had to move once as they let me go straight to my fall assignment.  For once, housing wasn’t being completely unreasonable.

The new semester starts up again on September 2, so life will become crazy busy once again.  I’ll still be doing research.  Speaking of which, progress has been slow due to certain roadblocks that we just haven’t been able to figure out how to get over.  My adviser got back from his summer trip this week, and maybe, things will be clearer when I meet with him on Monday.  Maybe.

My laptop quest still hangs in the balance with no new consumer laptops forthcoming from Dell and the Precision M4400 being a tad too expensive.  I think the most logical choice is the ASUS G50V but the gaudy orange trim and high-gloss lid are turn-offs.  I’m going to try and get my hands on a actual G50V this weekend at a local Best Buy to judge the size, weight, and looks for myself.  Also want to see Tropic Thunder…

Last, but most definitely not the least, the new theme WILL go up in the next couple of days.  For now, I’m going to get back to reading Batman: Year One.