First week!

I survived my first week of grad school! It was actually a pretty laid-back week -- short lectures and even a day off. :) Looks like I can expect a quarter of reading, presenting, programming, and immersing myself in the new-to-me world of health care. Because I'm not sitting in front of a computer all day anymore, it's harder to find time for blogging, but I promise I won't leave you in the dust! :)

I've been making a serious attempt at commuting by bike and bus. I hope I can keep it up! Bus unreliability and infrequency are problematic; with the bike, hills are an issue. Together, I make it work. I know it's not a ringing endorsement for public transportation, but it's part of my brilliant plan to save the world. Also, it's great to leave the car parked for days at a time! :)

I saw two new movies this week. First one was Nights in Rodanthe, a romantic tear-jerker starring Diane Lane and Richard Gere. Chick flick all the way, but it's got a solid screenplay, a beautiful setting, and highly competent performances by two actors who are pretty much masters of the genre. Great for a girl-date! :) Second movie was Blindness, a post-apocalypse movie that's so well-made you don't mind that it makes you lose your faith in humanity. The cast is great too -- Julianne Moore, Meli's boyfriend-while-in-Europe Gael Garcia Bernal, and her nice-guy-friend-she-has-a-crush-on, Mark Ruffalo.

In older releases, I saw 28 Days Later, which stars my hot-friend-getting-his-modeling-career-going-so-I-photograph-him-on-the-weekends, Cillian Murphy. And some zombies.