taking the GRE on april 1. yes, april fool's day. figured that would be good luck for a fool like me. 9 days from now. not feeling analogies on the verbal side or combinations/permutations, rates and probabilities on the math side. even with a fairly extensive vocabulary, still can't manage to come up with useful defining sentences to ace those analogies. and those "what is the probability that sam will get at least 7 true/false questions out of 8 correct?" boggle my mind. i know it's easy but i can't get my head around it.

leaving for tokyo and sydney the next day. invited my mom along for the 4 days in tokyo, then off down under for 6 more. never been to the other side of the world. beyond excited.

saw welsh hip-hop sensation goldie looking chain at the mercury lounge last monday. crap crowd, great show, typical new york. energy, enthusiasm, showmanship. them boys got it all. and i think it was their first show stateside. fresh as fuck. you knows it.

roommate out of town all week, so have the place to myself. which is of course good and bad. getting me to study, study, study but making me hermit, hermit, hermit. trying to even it out. keeps the stress level in check.

my 20-40-40 diet has been paying dividends, not just in the 5 lbs i've lost, but also in the consistent blood sugar levels and general sense of well-being. six small meals a day, kids. all it takes.

become obsessed with the wb's "the starlet". i generally eschew reality television, but this shit has me hooked. all to hear academy award winner faye dunaway intone this show's kiss off: don't call us, we'll call you. genius.

spent so much money on music recently that don't even know where to start discussing it. but definitely don't miss kasabian's self-titled debut. not one wrong note. brilliant.

love life is still in the crapper. have been single now for almost 3 years. ack. getting back into the dating pool. few nibbles, some interesting times, but nothing worth reeling in. spring should shake things up some.

oh, and finally, go now to your nearest bookseller and purchase vernon god little by dbc pierre. go. now.

-finn