Saturday Night

The graduation update is as follows: the 3L paper is submitted, and I've got two more 15-20 pagers due by the 14th. The good news is that largely due to Dan kicking me out of the house again today, the first one is 12 2/3 pages long (every fraction counts!) and due to be killed off tomorrow. The baby is sleeping peacefully and I should have been in bed an hour ago.

Instead, I'm sipping wine and studying world capital flashcards in anticipation of my Jeopardy audition on Wednesday. Is this remotely necessary? No. But it's really fun, and we're revisiting our awesome mnemonics. I linked Malawi with its capital, Lilongwe, via the UB40 song "I Want to Make You Sweat" (A la la la la long!). I linked Grenada with St. George's because George Bush wants to throw grenades all over the world. Dan reminded me that Eritrea is choking the air of Ethiopia so it gets asthma (Asmara); you can gamble (Gambia) with jewels (Banjul); and when there was genocide in East Timor, the world dilly-dallied (Dili).

I might have had my husband completely screw up my expectations by becoming a superchampion on my favorite game show, but damn it, I'm getting the chance to try out, and I'm going to have a great time.

And now, to bed.

Comments

[butterflyfish]

Kick Jeopardy butt, Andrea!!

[The Internet Will Solve]

I think that's Inner Circle, not UB40. I hope that doesn't somehow make you think it's in Lesotho instead.

Good luck! (But as I used to say on the old college circuit --- more importantly, have fun!)

[Beanie]

Have a great time Wednesday. Definitely pulling hard for you!