bonus points today go to...

* eric. i called him no less than 3 times to discuss math woes today... i've been trying to program something for dr. z. i should have done last week and did a lot of banging my head into the wall over things that didn't work... eric was patient, helpful, and encouraging with the math angst as he has similar feelings about different math problems

* leigh. leigh came into my room last night to say hi and see how my day had been... i've been in a huge funk and when i answered another question she asked and she misheard me and repeated something else, all confused, i snapped at her... she just backed off and let me be... when i came home tonight and commented "sorry for yelling at you last night, it wasn't your fault i was in a bad mood, i shouldn't have done it.", she replied "you didn't yell at me.", to which i commented "yes, i did, and i shouldn't have."... and she replied again "well you did, but it didn't bother me, you're allowed to be angry if that's how you feel"... leigh is about the best person on the planet to interact with when you're tired, grumpy, frustrated, etc., etc., etc. she has the most easy-going and cooperative attitude of anyone i've ever met and has a very well-tuned sense of when to talk to someone to cheer them up, and when to just let them have space. this is a good thing.

in non-bonus point land, on the way home from a meeting at church tonight, i was scanning through radio stations, not finding anything i wanted to stop on for more than 5 seconds until i came across a "family radio hymn sing"... it was exactly that... lots of church hymns i know by heart, sung by a church choir somewhere in california... apparently you can write them and get a copy of their hymnal for free and then each sunday night have a hymn sing along with the radio... the utmost in cheesy concepts, but while dealing with stupid NJ drivers for half an hour, i'd have to say listening to that was the calmest i'd been in a bit.

i'm in such a weird mood lately... i don't know what's up with that.

night y'all.