Things that have happened and will happen
I trained Dan Grayson for the radio today. I was a huge dork and kept apologizing for everything and saying I'm stupid like I do when I'm desperate for someone to like me. I don't know why I do that. Anyway next week I'm still training him and hopefully I'll be less lame.

The leaves and the sky are breathtaking and sometimes I just want to sit and sit and stare and consume and consume and consume.

My grandfather, Orson Gregory (Arsenious Petros Gligorievitch) died two days ago. I feel like I lost a story. I stopped telling people because I didn't really like how people act after you tell them something like that. Not that it's the people's fault, I just feel uncomfortable getting the pity. I don't want to go back and see my dad all messed up. I don't like it when my parents are sad.

Lee Edelman read my comics and he wrote me back a long, complimentary email, which he sent me at twelve in the morning. I still have to write him back. I cannot describe the ecstasy of receiving this email. When I got the email I got short of breath and I couldn't even talk to Sigourney and tell her what happened, and when I did it was in this squeal-y squeaky little voice and then I started screaming a little and I was shaking I was so happy.

Today my blog got 177 views, which is the most views it's ever gotten. Fame is a dangerous and addictive drug and I keep wanting stronger, quicker hits. Daniel Grayson is an enabler. When I get the podcast on iTunes next week, he's going to give it to the Alumni department, and they might send it to all the alumni. He says maybe 500 people will hear my voice every week. More people to like me.

Also today, Sigourney got quarantined and moved to a dorm in South because of "flu-like symptoms."

I got this really awesome sweater at the Garment District and I wore it today. Yesterday I wore the other awesome sweater I got from the Garment District. I wore it to lunch with Lee Coffin, our Dean of Admissions. We ate Boloco burritos and talked about admissions with some other tour guides.

I am tired and very burnt out and it's been too much this week, maybe.

We watched Sesame Street in Cartoonists in American Society today.

Next week I'm going to go to the graduate conference to look at research papers and it's going to be really wonderful, I hope. I want to get some ideas for my summer scholars project. I also want to see Lee and thank him in person for being so kind.

Tomorrow I'm going to California on a plane, to go to the funeral.

Before that, I'm celebrating a birthday.

There was a great story on The Moth Radio Hour today. 

I love my family and I love my Admissions job. I am tired and mopey and I love radio and I love sleep.