on again, off again...

When I got home yesterday, there was a notice on my door that said they were shutting the water in this building off at 1:00 today for maintenance, and "it shouldn't take more than a couple of hours". So now I'm paranoid about getting home at 8:45 tonight and not having any water.

Also now on again is my going to my parents' for Thanksgiving. My sister has given up on airfare and has offered to drive if I'll go with her. Which, of course, I will, because there's nothing like Thanksgiving the way my family does it, and if I have to bring my computer with me and work on a paper while I'm there, so be it. If I was really with it enough, I'd go to Ravenna sometime soon and get a learner's permit again. Then I could at least do some of the driving.

I think I've managed to stop hemorrhaging money. I'm still working on the $20 cash I withdrew two weeks ago. So far I'm doing pretty well with reminding myself that eating at home is better for me (in several ways) than eating on campus. I did break down last week and buy a cup of cocoa (the whipped cream was too much to resist), but for the most part I eat at home. I eat too much when I eat at home, though. That's the next thing to work on.

Back to academic pursuits. And trying to get over this cold.