I'm confused about earwax

There was this kids' song I used to listen to as a kid (obviously--mabye) that went "I'm confused about earwax / Earwax is some mighty strange stuff / I'm totally perplexed about earwax / 'Cause earwax is weird enough." I think the song is weird enough! But it's in my head.

Wanted to share.

Happy Thanksgiving, by the way. I'm celebrating by going out with a bunch of friends, to... a Japanese restaurent! Naturally. But it's Wagamama, so it's awesome. It's a UK chain that I discovered in London. Well, my parents told me about it, then I discovered it. :)

Speaking of London, I was there last weekend, and I'm going again this weekend. Going to see the Aged Ps. :) Fun. Last weekend was really relaxing; I just need to work hard today so that I'll earn some relaxation again this weekend. My goal was to get the writing sample done by tomorrow. We'll see whether that happens. My revised goal is to get done by tomorrow a writing sample that I'd be okay with sending to the first graduate school, with the idea that I could do a bit of polishing on it for subsequent schools. A bit slap-dash, but hey. This is, what, my twentieth draft of the thing post-thesis? I think I've earned a little slap-dashness. :)

And then I get to work on my personal statement more. And Berkley (the first deadline--Dec 9) wants a statement of personal history -- why I want to be an acadmic and what my life is like. Oy. I'm thinking of writing it on my year here... Working on a draft, which is becoming rambly. Rambly, me? I'm sure you're all shocked.

Enjoy your turkeys (and/or Tofurkies). Maybe I'll see if Wagamama has a ramen turkey soup... :)