I was all productive this morning, doing laundry, vacuuming, and grocery shopping, and then I just kind of stopped. That happens a lot on weekends. It hits mid-afternoon, and I run out of steam and just sit down and watch TV the rest of the day. I look forward to Patrick being here--he won't let me sit and watch TV all day (partially because there's only one comfy chair in my room so we can't both be comfortable at once).

Much like last year, my hall went out for dinner tonight. At first, I was going to go, but I was kind of dreading it (okay, that's too strong a word, but I was spending too much time worrying about it and no time looking forward to it), so I didn't go. I don't like how I've become all un-social since arriving in Boston. I mean, I've never been super-social, but I definitely used to be more outgoing than I am now. I hope this change is reversible...I don't want to be a hermit forever. It's just so much work going out with other people, and so easy to sit in my room by myself. I'm kind of pathetic, huh?

I made my bread (it's Honey Oatmeal Bread). It was as good as last time, although I forgot that I had to add 2 more cups of flour than it says to. At first, the dough was sticking to my hands and table when I was kneading it, and things looked hopeless, but I kept adding flour, and eventually it started behaving. Phew!

I kept one loaf for myself and put the other one outside my door for people to eat. I hope they like it!

Patrick's getting here on Wednesday! We weren't really sure when he'd finish his summer internship and get here, so it's good to know now. He's going to be here for a whole week and a half! Ooh, I can't wait! Too bad I have to do research and start classes while he's here, but I can't turn off the rest of my life for that long. Oh well...

Oh, and I forgot to mention it yesterday, but rumor has it that my advisor (Anne) got engaged yesterday! To her high school sweetheart (they haven't been going out this whole time; they got back together, I assume). I hope it's true--I want her to be happy!

Wow! These quilts are awesome! Maybe if I post a link to them, I'll go back and use them for inspiration someday. Mmm-hmm...

Speaking of quilts, have I mentioned that I'm cutting up a bunch of my misfit clothes (T-shirts that I never wear but kept for sentimental reasons, pants with holes in them) to make a big ugly quilt? That way, I can keep the clothes that I care about, but they won't needlessly clog up my dresser drawers. I have an unattractive full sheet that I'm going to use for backing.

I calculated that I'll need 1088 3"x3" squares (sewing with a 1/4" seam allowance) to make the front. I have 477 squares cut right now, and I'm running out of clothes to cut up. Pretty soon I'm going to have to cannibalize more clothes, or just put the project on hold for awhile. Yeah, it can wait for a few months, until it's cold. Then I'll actually welcome having a big pile of cloth on my lap at the sewing machine.

Last night's sunset was pretty--the sun was pink! I'm lucky to have such a nice view from my apartment (I need to remind myself about the things I like about being at MIT sometimes).

I've decided to bake bread this weekend. I was sitting alone in lab during one of my experiments (I spend a good deal of my lab time sitting on a stool watching a little timer and writing down numbers every minute--a job well-suited to a monkey), and I got all worried that when I try to get a job at a bakery next year, I won't have enough baking experience, and they'll turn me down right away. I mean, I'd be willing to start at the bottom as long as I could move up the ladder later on. Like I'd clean bathrooms or mop floors in a bakery for a month if I had to do that to get in the door. But maybe they would just refuse to hire me anyway. Who knows...I guess we'll see what happens. It'll be an adventure! (Hopefully one that's at least marginally profitable)