Today I did what I was supposed to do: I took a practice GMAT. According to the practice test scoring, I got 99th percentile in Verbal but something much lower in Quantitative–forties I think. I only got about 2/3 of the way through the questions. Total was 83rd percentile if I recall. It didn’t make my weekend feel longer or Read More

Today I finally resolved to study more for my upcoming GMAT. I was about to get underway, only looking for a notepad, when the whole family spontaneously organized into a mighty Trundle. Owen must have been pleased out of his mind. I declined. I would have gladly gone if I had already been planning to trundle on Saturday, but instead Read More

Today when I got home Deirdre ran over and gave me a hug. If I were a nice, normal older brother I would have hugged her back and that would have been that. Instead I brushed her off and went upstairs and changed out of my work clothes. Then I went back downstairs and stood behind her and said “Dumplings.” Read More

Today I was happy. Yesterday I was too. I think it’s because this latest Giant Annual Project (the third and hopefully the last) has been going quite smoothly now that I actually started it. For once my predecessor’s work is still valid, and I have only to be careful as I input data. This is so much less stressful than Read More