dancing like no one's watching

Tonight was the Dance Division's end of quarter showing. For me this meant a polka, schottische, redowa, and lindy hop all in a row. So now, despite a sugary muffin and much rehydration I'm exhausted. The norte~no suite had quite a few rough edges, missed cues, and music breakdowns, but in the end we got through it... and the audience seemed to enjoy it. Very few people will actually tell you honestly if a performance sucks, which is good in the ego-boosting sense but still doesn't really assuage the performer's fear that people notice these slip-ups. The swing dance went decently well, but I was so exhausted by then it wasn't much fun.

Supposedly we have an even longer set for Spring Migration. That'll be... interesting...

Instead of the president of some South American country, we have a Supreme Court justice as our Commencement speaker. How cool is that? Not that leaders of nations aren't impressive, but Sandra Day O'Connor? Rock on! It'll be odd walking Commencement without actually graduating (I'm going to be a super-senior next year to qualify for undergrad research funding), but it should still be exciting.

Yesterday I turned down SRC housing. It felt good to say I had a viable option besides getting ripped off on a meal plan. So a ragtag band of fellow CS geeks and I are looking for summer housing. An apartment in "the Rains Resort" would rock.

Speaking of becoming a grad student. Today's poll: Am I sketchy? A certain someone seemed to think so, which kind of amused me. Perhaps all grad students inevitably become sketchy. But I'd like to think I haven't jumped the gun on that...

And just what the devil is a "dynamic individual"? Consider this Google job posting:

Dynamic Individuals Wanted for Administrative Associate Positions at Google!

Do you enjoy technology and the internet? Are you eager to make an impact in a fast paced team environment?

Google is seeking three dynamic individuals to support our co-founders in a variety of tasks ranging from schedule management and travel arrangements to generating department budget reports.

Essentially they're looking for secretaries. But they're couching this in enough flowery language and throwing a serious-applicants-with-resumes-and-reservations-only dinner at Arrillaga on Thursday. The thing I don't understand is why this went out to the CS mailing list...