마이클's notebook entry: Nov 25, 2010 Well, I figure with so many people following me, I should at least write *something* in this notebook. So, here's just a little of what's on my mind today. It's Thanksgiving today! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you US residents out there. I'm sure you're all out and enjoying a nice day with your family, followed by a delicious Thanksgiving dinner. I, however, am all alone in my apartment. Currently, I'm lamenting my lack of family... or at least the fact that we don't get along well enough to congregate for a holiday dinner together. It's all good though. My friends will be back in town after the break is over, and we'll do something fun together. In the meantime, I need to finish doing Japanese phonetics research, writing up a 35-page thesis, and finish my application to Berkeley's PhD program. I'll be leaving the US in December to go to France, so I really don't have much time left. I may even have to finish up my Personal Statement and History while in France, haha. Well, I hope you're all doing well. That's all for this notebook entry. Michael