Hmm, if your mother still does not even know when she will come visit you, despite having a date for her reunion, I guess she will understand when you don't know what your plans are for those weeks either. At least this gives you a good out: "Sorry, you didn't give me enough notice to adjust my schedule."

I am still crossing my fingers that mine doesn't ask me about that event next month. I still feel a little guilty. She is sort of pathetic in some ways and does not go off to do things on her own, even if she wants to. She also doesn't have many friends. I don't think it should be my job to encourage her, though. I hope she figures it out sooner rather than later. I don't think I would enjoy her life very much. It's just one endless complaint.

How is your brother doing? I was wondering - is he very likable? I was just thinking about mine last night. He has always been extremely likable. Everyone loves him. He has a ton of friends, many relationships that he has kept up over years. I wish I could figure out what he's doing so I could copy it. I put people off.

Finding somewhere to do IA for free does sound like a challenge! What about working for equity 10 hours a week at a startup? Oooh, could you do consulting??? Does it have to be unpaid work? It's kind of funny, but I think it would actually be easier to get a small gig if you were charging!

My piece broke because someone knocked it. I am okay with the breakage, stuff happens, but I am less thrilled that something I made probably 10 weeks ago just made it through the first firing. The process is 1) You make something, 2) wait a week or so for it to dry, 3) fire it once, 4) glaze it, then 5) fire it again. I don't want to rag on them because it's a fun class and I've enjoyed it, but I think they have too many students given their capacity. I looked into getting equipment at home and it's actually cheaper than I realized.

Why is the weather suddenly turning nice when I have to work????