Catching up. I'm not sure how frequently I will update, but here's what's going on.

Grad school applications have been sent out. Chicago has mandatory interviews. Columbia and NYU interview on an invitation-only basis. If I'm invited to interview at any school, I should know by February. I should know if I'm accepted during March (as late as 3/23 for Chicago). I decided to make a CD for my final NYU essay. The question instructs me to introduce myself to my Stern classmates, so I put together the soundtrack of my life, complete with CD liner notes. The cover is pretty funny; it looks straight out of the 70s.



I went with "I'm not like everybody else," which is a song by the Kinks. I also threw on some Blackalicious ("Don't let money change you"), Talking Heads ("Once in a Lifetime") and DJ Shadow. Speaking of music, I picked up some new CDs that I am pretty impressed with. I know it's all subjective, but I have been listening to the new albums by Wolf Parade, Arcade Fire and Deerhoof on a near-daily basis. I'm also trying to track down the new Sia album, as well as the Imogen Heap album that was released in November. Sia is the singer for Zero 7, and apparently this album has been out in the U.K. for nearly two years. I don't know much about Imogen Heap.



The Broncos made it to the AFC title game with a solid victory over the Patriots. Yes, the Broncos were on the positive end of some horrible officiating calls, but the referees sucked all weekend. Plus, no team should win if the other team's kicker forces a fumble on the kickoff (as the Broncos' Sauerbaum did on Saturday). As for me, I'm in favor of Plummer's beard--it is certainly better than the neck fur sported by Kyle Orton or Ben Rothlisberger. As my wife said, Plummer's facial hair has grown beyond the molester stage. I've decide to grow a playoff beard in honor of the Broncos (at least for the next two weeks).