Visit

So McKenna just left, and I had a very good time with her despite that I couldn't entertain her as much as I wanted to, due to the work I needed to get done.  But she said she had a super good time and that I'm not lame (in response to me saying "sorry for being lame") and that she would like to come again before the end of the semester, if that is possible.

Since it is restaurant week this week, we went to two local places: yesterday for lunch we hit up Lost Dog, which she had been to before and really liked, and then today we went to Zona and Co. Grill, which is a place we've been constantly saying we wanted to try but haven't.  It was awesome.  The server we had was so much fun and the food was great (I got a southwest-style chicken sandwich with jalapenos and salsa and some other stuff and it was so good but so massive; I couldn't finish it all).   And then, the owner/manager asked us how we thought everything was and - maybe it was because we raved about it - he gave us each $5 off our next visit!  Since McKenna doesn't live down here, she then gave me hers.  I'll definitely be going back.  It was awesome.

I took McKenna to the arcade today and it was so much fun.  Despite not going for a while I still think I'm getting slightly better at Marvel vs. Capcom, even though I still don't know all the controls aha.  Most of my time and money was spent playing Sinistar though.  I got super sucked in.  Though most of my playing was accompanied with exclamations such as "god what a dick!" and "Sinistar where the fuck did you come from!  He just comes from out of nowhere what the hell!" and "stop no get away from me!" and "fuck yeah I'm a coward GO AWAY" and stuff like that.  It was apparently entertaining.

Yesterday we went and saw Oz: The Great and Powerful, and since we both really really enjoyed it, we're thinking about possibly going as people from that for Otakon.  She wants to maybe be the China Girl, and I would like to go as Evanora, since I really enjoyed her and I really liked her costume.  I think it'd be awesome to do that!

We also spent a lot of time watching Supernatural episodes, which was good because it also allowed me to read.  So I'm done with the book for American, meaning I can spend the rest of today trying to do the review for my Methods class.  I do need to email my professor about what article I am doing, since I had to switch it.  But it deals with party polarization and gridlock in the legislature, so I'm really into it.  I'm just worried about the critiques, since I still don't feel skilled enough to criticize the methods in the paper, which is a part of what we're supposed to do.  I'll try, and see what I can do.

I think I'll ask my game theory professor tomorrow (or today by email) if I can take the midterm Thursday morning instead of Friday, so that I can be free for when my prospective gets here Thursday.  I'm slightly worried; I emailed her a few days ago, but she hasn't gotten back to me yet.  Maybe she's just busy.

In a good mood right now!