So of course I've gone into full gear from thinking about thinking about grad school to actively researching HCI programs, thinking about letters of recommendation, and working backwards from application deadlines (which range from December 15th (Berkeley) through to March 1st (Tufts)).

Then there's the GRE to worry about, though I hope to get it out of the way early. At any rate, the short list is still to short and isn't much different than the long list except schools overseas aren't on it, and Canada still seems like an awfully cold place to try to innovate and learn...

Research to be performed, fretting to be done, recommendations to be gathered, and of course, freelance work to be freelanced, and a personal website to be fleshed out.