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Happy Valentine’s day! It’s currently 62 freaking degrees outside. In Iowa. In the middle of February. The record high is 63. I really wish I’d thought to check the weather before I walked outside this afternoon with my heavy black wool coat zipped up to my chin. Luckily, by the time I go outside again, it should be cool enough to require my coat. It looks like we’re expecting snow by Thursday, too. And the projected high on Saturday? 5. Five degrees Fahrenheit. God bless Iowa. How could I ever leave the Midwest?

Tonight I’ve work until 5pm, class until 6:30, and then I rush home to clean the house and prepare dinner in time for Dana’s arrival around 9pm (she works this evening). We’re not doing anything too special: dinner, probably a movie, and cuddling assuming she isn’t snoring too loud during the film. We decided just last night that we weren’t going to spend the evening doing homework as we originally planned, that we should take the evening off to enjoy one another’s company. As such, I only got around five hours sleep last night to make up a bit of homework time. I’ll be getting up pretty early Wednesday, as well. I have a meeting from 10-noon, and then a meeting at noon with my major professor. I’ve a bit left I want to get done before my meeting with him. I’ve made substantial progress this week, I think, but I always worry it isn’t enough.

Dana and I are both pretty stressed these days. We don’t get a chance to see each other as often as we’d like, and even when we do get a chance to see one another, my mind is usually still elsewhere. My creative component is starting to show up in my dreams. Should make for a fun eight or so more weeks.

It’s 63 now.

Be sure to check my miniblog for a link to Ze Frank’s take on the subject of Valentine’s day (or right-click the link in this sentence to download it). It’s still my favorite Valentine’s day video, even if it is a year old.