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It's RA interview time again. Over the course of the weekend I, along with about 80 other students, am being interviewed to become a residant assistant. I was pretty upset last semester when I didn't get hired, but I suppose it was for the better. I'm absolutely up to my eyeballs in projects this semester, in addition to an insane courseload. None of it is terribly difficult, but the time commitment is pretty intense.

The process involves going through the interview/workshops in groups. Somehow my group ended up with 18 people. Everyone is surprised when we show up, but I think we have a really great dynamic. Most of us met for the first time this weekend, and we are all pretty close. During our first workshop the entire group was in a very tight huddle with me on top, trying to fit 18 people into a 1.5 foot square, with no support outside of it. I think this interview weekend is going a lot better than last semester's. Hopefully the outcome will be better too.

Jason Kottke is my hero for ever and ever. He has voluntarily left his job in order to spend his days blogging, and experiencing things that he may blog about. It's hard to relate how cool I think that is. It may not be the financially soundest thing anyone has ever done, but he's doing what he loves. There's something romantic about it. For one year he's going to live on support from his readers. I pitched in. I'm interested to see if it works out. I hope it does.

As the weekend approaches, it comes time to write about last weekend's adventures in romance. Before you leave in disgust though, a big part of it is just marvelling at the city, and all the things you lose track of in all the rush.

On Friday night, after much undue trouble with transportation, I arrived in the city, promptly to be whisked off to the financial district with no explaination whatsoever. Steve was entirely bubbly, but he wouldn't tell me anything. We ended up taking the PATH to Hoboken, for pizza. This wasn't just pizza, though. This was a foot of the most perfectly baked pizza ever. If you're ever in Hoboken and get the chance, pick up a slice from Benny Tudino's. After pizza we stopped at Panera. It was pretty good, but would've been better fresh. I suppose that's what you get for going just before closing. Next we went out on the pier and talked and looked at the Manhattan skyline. I spend so much time there, but I really don't get to appreciate how pretty it is from a distance.

On Saturday we went to Central Park to see The Gates. It was opening day, so the place was packed. I don't believe I've ever seen Central Park so full before. It's not as though the place is ever empty, but this was simply ridiculous. I will say that it was absolutely beautiful. I took the opportunity to take obscene amounts of photos, but only a few got posted.

Sunday was the not-too-much day. We did a lot of napping and cuddling. It gave me happies. This was like our valentines day. [insert long mushy section here about how great Steve is.]

I updated the pictures section with the pictures I took. Mom just arrived. Time to get started on the next Weekend Report.

I love it when people can discuss sexuality openly. It really warms my heart. This one is odd though. In the UK, Valentines day is also National Impotence Day. Ok, sure, I can see where the timing comes from. A bit much though, isn't it? I'd probably be upset if I had ED and they decided to remind me of it on vagina day.

If you believe the news, we may have an HIV vaccine within the next ten years. Maybe I'm overthinking it, but you'd have to vaccinate against the virus, not the syndrome, which is merely a collection of symptoms.

UPDATE: Here it is! I was reading the other day about vaccine trials in India and I found the link again. If you're interested. Which you're probably not. I'm excited though!

If you happen to have checked out the "creation" section before and were disappointed, try again. Granted, it's not much, but there is now something there. I'll get around to adding more stuff there, I promise. It may even happen this week! Who knows? I may have some sort of free time on my hands. On second thought, you may not want to hold your breath on this one, it may be a while. I'm not gonna lie to you.

Ever wonder where I live? It's right here. Go ahead and zoom right in on it. Then zoom out again, and you could figure out how to get there. Kinda creepy, isn't it? I could also show you where a number of other people are currently located, but they may or may not appreciate that.

Google keeps on bustin' out with hot stuff. Remember when image search was in beta? I've been with it all along, I've got a gmail, and obviously I'm ok with this one. It does appear as if Google's trying to catalogue everything though, doesn't it? What happens when they do?

According to articles on the AP (see here, here) The New York State Supreme Court has struck down the New York ban on gay marriage, citing that gays and lesbians are not being treated equally under the law in accordance with the state constitution. There is however, some opposition to this ruling. New York City of all places is appealing the decision. Bloomberg's official statement is that, If we did not appeal this, I think we would have chaos in this city, though some may question his true motives. In a way though, I have to agree with him. Its better to get this mess through with, because we all know that somebody was going to do it.

My plans? Well, I don't plan on getting married until I am out of Cobleskill. Steven and I have a lot of research to do into what the legal and financial ramifications are. We are in a loving and committed relationship right now, and that's what's important. As for the rest, we'll take it as it comes. That's all we can do anymore.