If anyone out there is a big fan of Peggy Noonan, please email me and tell me why. Please. Her November 15th column in the Wall Street Journal had a few good points -- but just a few. For the most part, I shuddered with each new paragraph I read.
Some people would say it's just my liberal bias, but in this case I think it's my smoking-is-addictive-and-kills-people bias. Any thoughts?

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld predicted Thursday that a war with Iraq -- if there is one, he stressed -- would not turn into World War III."

Shouldn't there be a "Never Say These Things Because They Tempt Fate" list? If so, shouldn't Rumsfeld's statement be on there?

"Double tall wet soy dacaf latte with whip."
"A short skinny light-chocolate hot chocolate no foam."
"And a grande unleaded quad double-double with room."

I heard these coffee orders called out by a barista while working on my applications at a cafe last weekend. I need to catch up on my coffee lingo!

1:22 PM. Sitting in a class for the big alumni database we use at work. After this class, I will know how to plan events using the database. Thrilling.

What else? I'm almost done with my cover letter for BCG. I didn't expect the letter to be so hard...I guess the degree of difficulty of any task is directly proportional to the degree of interest in the outcome. (hmmm) That's not as profound as I thought it would be. In this case, though, it's true. I'm really interested in BCG, so I'm pretty paranoid about the content of the letter. Along the same lines, I wish I would care less about my med school applications. My concerns about admission prevent me from writing as well as I could.

Class is about to start. Tonight is pretty low key...finish the cover letter, finish two more applications, watch The West Wing, and keep working.

So tired. Must finish cover letter.

It's a new day. An open weekend. Let's see what I can get done.

Yet another Friday. Still working on applications. :-(

I went to see a play tonight. One of my roommates is an intern at the San Jose Repertory Theater and had free tickets for us. "The Wind Cries Mary" was quite enjoyable, although I'm not a regular theater-goer and probably did not fully appreciate it. I thought the acting was superb.

Back to my applications. And as soon as I finish these applications, I'll have more applications to look at. I'm considering applying to Masters in Public Health programs, and I'm also interested in applying to work at the Boston Consulting Group.

Life is too busy right now. And I'm still sick.

Song of the day: Coldplay's new single entitled "In My Place." See lyrics here.