signs of life... ...today i got to close one of the first cases i got in columbus, and it has a happy ending. it also got me five hugs - four of them from large black women. ...i only mised half a point on my first grad school paper. ...on my first grad school test, i missed 2 1/2 points. five people in the class did better, nineteen did worse. i plan to be at the top the next time. ...today my supervisor is taking us out to lunch for mexican food. i can taste the enchiladas now...