So I finally accomplished part of my New Year's resolutions, as mentioned in this post. I successfully defended my thesis on Thursday afternoon, and then promptly went off and got smashingly drunk. I've largely spent the entire weekend slacking off, and intend to continue to do so for the next week or so, but I _am_ thinking ahead to what could be next. Of course, I have some revisions to make on my thesis, but after seven long years, I'm essentially done with graduate school. For those of you who know me, you know that I've mentioned a number of possibilities regarding what to do next, and you also know that I feel that I have a few obligations as well. I definitely have an obligation to the people who listen to my radio show, I have started to be decidedly politically active, and I have a concept for my own company. The short term plan is to stay here in Houston and volunteer for Richard Morrison's campaign against Tom Delay. It will be a good experience to be a foot soldier in a political campaign; I'll get to see how a campaign is run from the very lowest level. And anything I can do to piss off Tom Delay is a good thing. Beyond the election, things are a little hazy. I would like to try to start my own company, but that's a risky road to travel. There are a couple of government jobs that I'm looking into, but I'd like to stay in Houston for a while instead of relocating to D.C. In other news, my site was just hit with a few hundred comment spams. I've deleted them, but until I can find a way to minimize them, I am deactivating comments on this site. If you have anything to say, you're going to have to email me...