“Many creative writers keep journals; the sociologist’s need for systematic reflection demands it.” -C. Wright Mills

I just made slight but dubious improvements to the sidebar. I’m working toward a masterful overhaul, especially since I was told by an authoritative blogger that my site looks a bit girly. Not that I mind being a bit girly, mind you, but it confirms that the image I’m giving off is not that intended (whate’er I intend). She also short-circuited any thoughts I might have had of recreating the old design with random greyscale backgrounds by saying that this was much easier to read. I do want randomness, but I’ll have to find another way to work it in. Maybe transparency will still work….

Outside of that, as you can see, I’m hard at work studying for my comps. I don’t know if it’s the deadline or the immensity of the task that frustrates me so, but I have been a procrastinating slug. It looks like I’ve played about 150 games of Freecell over the last week. So many games, in fact, that even Freecell is losing its addictiveness. So, today, today, right after I finish this post (and bathe and study some stats and get a fresh glass of water and poke around in a new book and…) I start in earnest. No distractions, simply work.