Walking down to Shattuck to see an 11am showing of The Bourne Identity, I couldn't help but notice that everything seemed lighter, bigger... freer. It's weird, since I loved my job, and still do even though I don't happen to have it anymore, but the world seemes so full of possibility.

I leave Monday to find an apartment in Pittsburgh. With the Pittsburgh Bible and advice from dozen of current and former Pittsies, I'm hoping that four days is enough time to find a place I'll happily call home for the next year.

In other news, I built a community this week! Gathering the names and emails of the 30 incoming grad students to the Interaction Design and HCII masters programs, I created a Yahoo Group and sent out an invitation mail, so we could all get to know each other, share info on housing, moving and (as it turns out) drivers licenses and vehicle registrations. The community's only three days old and already there's a thriving community of us. Hearing about the passions, worries, and expectations of my classmates-to-be is getting me excited all over again, and looking at some of their portfolios makes me certain that this is exactly the place I want to be, and has got me thinking about making a portfolio of my own...

Hogwart's, here I come!