I love your entries. Italo Calvino is one of my favourites. I'm re-reading "six memos for the next millenium". mike is reading "after the quake" by murakami. i think he's obsessed with murakami books. anywhooo.
I was thrilled when U of M wolverines beat Penn State in our college football big ten conference. I was hoping Penn would beat Ohio State (as they are University of Michigan's biggest rival, so I cheer for whomever they are playing. that day i was a huge Penn State fan) but alas, to no avail.
yay for grad school. you are so lucky.