So I put some miles on the car today. Drove to W'loo for the meeting, then to Dubuque for lunch and a movie with Mom, then down to IC to meet with Kristina. My ass hurts and my legs need to walk. Twas good though. Talking with Kristina was especially helpful. She really didn't tell me anything that I didn't already know but it's stuff that's good to hear over and over. Her overall words of wisdom were to just be flexible. Things will work out, sometimes not in the way you expect, or on the timeline you expect, but just learn to go with the flow. Oh, and to tell my family not to send anything in boxes. Apparently bubble-wrap lined envelopes are much less likely to get stolen or opened.

So at the moment I'm feeling good and excited and confident and all of these good things. Only one concern: around about the middle of our conversation my left eye started twitching. The last time I remember this happening was my last semester of grad school when I was trying to finish all sorts of projects and survive holiday retail on very little sleep and lots of No-Doz. I don't think other people can tell that it's happening but it is rather annoying for me. It doesn't happen that often--only when I'm really stressed. But the thing is that talking about PC stuff with someone who's done it doesn't stress me out. Talking about it with Adam, yep that can be stressful. Talking with someone who's been there gets me all motivated again. I don't know what my subconscious eye is trying to tell me.