Passing time with a post...

This picture tells you two things:
1. My new laptop comes with a webcam that also takes pictures. Which is awesome. And...
2. I shaved my beard.

So yeah. This new laptop is awesome. It's so fast and so cool. And it's red, which is what I requested, but still, I'm loving this. It's really starting to feel like I'm going to be going to law school. Like soon.
Mitchell has begun sending out a series of emails (one every Friday) to inform incoming students of pretty much everything we'll need to know before school starts. This past week I was informed about the schedule for the first week. That first week looks like they are easing us in a little. The first couple days activities start in the evening and they aren't going to be very long. Wednesday is an off day to get things in order and then Thursday, classes start.
So. Yeah. It's all starting to feel like it's coming together. Which is exciting, but I've been feeling a little bored of late. I've been reading a lot*. Watching a lot of House (which really is an awesome show). Playing some video games. Still volunteering on Fridays. But I still feel like I'm waiting. Just waiting. Which is a little frustrating. I don't really think there's more I could be doing to get ready for school and anyway, I don't want to stress out too much. So, I'm left just a little at ends.
And I think it's that feeling that led me to shave my beard yesterday morning. It was a change. Not necessarily one I like now that I have made it. And I know Dinah hates it. But still, I might keep it around for a week or two. We'll see.

*Note 1. Right now I'm working on Dennis Lehane's latest, The Given Day. I'm almost halfway through the 700 pages and I've got to say it's really great. I don't quite see how everything fits together, but I trust they will. I've been a big fan of Lehane's since reading his detective novels.