I was walking through Stata today and there is now a sign next to the refreshments that indicates a badge is required to consume them. Sigh.

In other news, I have begun moving into my new room. I’m pretty happy with it so far. Although it is certainly smaller, I’ll be able to make the best of it with the new futon and all. I have more things than I anticipated, but still not very many things at all, so I’ll be fine if I just stuff random items in the closet. Many thanks to Drew, Capen, and Charles for helping me build the loft for my bed. Although it’s too late to take pictures of my old room, I might take pictures of the new one once everything is all set up.

I will most likely be going home this weekend, for many reasons. Tomorrow is my dad’s birthday, and father’s day is on Sunday. My birthday is the 21st, so my family was planning on celebrating the three occasions over the weekend like we usually do. Unfortunately, my great-grandfather’s condition has declined rapidly, so this is probably the most urgent reason for me to go home. I saw him for about 5 minutes a few weeks ago, but I hope that was not the last time I get to see him. Even in his old age, my great-grandfather has been sharp as a tack, and it’s a real shame that his body can simply not hold up anymore. He was in the hospital but is now at home under hospice care, as there is nothing more they can do for him. My mom says relatives are coming to visit tomorrow, but they might not be around when I come home for the weekend.

Things are extremely quiet in lab right now. As in, I’m the only one here. The lab assistant said I could leave whenever I got bored, so I think I’m going to head out soon to keep moving some of my stuff. Paymon isn’t in, although he might be here later in the afternoon, but I feel that my time isn’t really being used particularly productively today, so it might be best to just take off.