And so it begins...

First day of classes over. Dr. G, my advisor, had me change the 400 database class for a 600 software engineering course, so my workload just got bigger, but this will work better in the grand scheme. The classwork should be on the same lines as my thesis.

Biking and mild diet isn't working on the whole 'bulges' issue, so the diet gets stricter, I'm putting the lifting routines back in, and going to ask C. to check out the campus kickboxing classes with me. They're free and twice a week.

And I had what may or may not have been a 'virtual' date this weekend; I was supposed to watch The Princess Bride with a couple internet friends, where we'd all start at the same time and use a chat room to talk back and forth, but it ended up just being me and this guy I've had a serious crush on since I got to meet him in person, in June; and after the movie we just IM'd and chatted for another couple hours, until midnight (or one, for him) and then yesterday we hung out and played virtual dominoes and more chatting for a while.

I am fairly certain I'm in love with him, actually. The little stomach-flutters when I see I've got a new email, the nervousness before I'll IM to say hi... the fact that I have felt half-full of wine for the last few days and have this more pronounced than usual tendency to sing and randomly wear this goofy grin - I think I've got it pretty bad, actually. If only Iowa weren't so far away.