Okay, back from Christmas in sunny beautiful Carmel. I've got a slideshow/story I'm putting together of bits of it. Hopefully it'll be up tonight or tomorrow morning.

Working on my statement of purpose for my grad school apps. I find that whenever I have to 'explain myself' to someone, I pick and choose from a menu and try to make a cogent person out of it, but unless they really want to talk for hours, all they'll get is a simulation or (in honor of Searle) an aspectual shape of who I am.

Anyhow, I'm back and happy. I've got some stories to tell, and some photos to go with them. Also say Cast Away last night and I highly recommend it. Great Tom Hanks stuff as usual. (Tom Hanks:Christmas as Will Smith:4th of July)

Gotta unpack, grab some lunch, work, play, read, convey.

Later!