today's small victories:

+received a care package from trace that made my heart smile.
+sent off a copy of my senior thesis to the head of the my old department. looks as though it will be published in the yale journal of sociology next month.
+got confirmation from three professors that they will supply me with letters of recommendation for law school and grad school.
+downloaded a keygen that lets me play green thumb cards (my all time favorite shareware computer game) forever and ever ever.
+redid my myspace page.