can i just say how much the internets rock? and blogs? pretty awesome, too. because through the web and unrequited narcissism, i've discovered two lovely ladies who are poised to be helpful, friendly contacts as i figure out this grad school thing: elana, a current medill student who long ago commented on this site, gave much thoughtful commentary through email, and who offered to show me the D.C. medill newsroom tomorrow then let me buy her a drink at indebleu so i can relentlessly pick her brain. then there's avery, whom i discovered through the magic of technorati; one day i was searching frantically for blogs that said something, anything, about medill or berkeley; i came across mockorange, realized she was in the same boat as i was regarding applications, then was thrilled to read she was accepted the very same day.

also big ups to susan, recently returned from tajikistan. she was just accepted into the master's program of international relations at the university of chicago. here's hoping she goes there so we can go on wild, drunken benders through the city and then, um, blog about it.