Oh yes, sleet

It turns out that the ideal time for a torrential downpour, complete with driving wind and sleet, happens to coincide with the time I chose to walk to school. I took refuge with some other hapless travelers under the overhang of a large building. We waited five minutes until the obvious happened; the sun came out and all was calm and quiet again.
In other news, I have been offered a research assistantship at Rutgers which will pay for most of my tuition, give me a stipend and health insurance. I do not know yet with which professor I will work, but there are three who supposedly have shown interest and they all seem to have pretty cool work.
My time in Portland has dwindled down to less than three weeks, crazy as that seems. I am feeling a little sad to be leaving so soon this town I love and the friends I've made here, but I am far more excited to be back in the City, beginning an interesting master's program, and best of all...
I have been enjoying Portland as much as I can for my remaining time here. I've gone to the coast twice and am planning at least one more trip. Lot's of other stuff too, but I need to get some work done here, so I shan't go into details.
I did just have a visit from my buddy Jan, who I hung out with last summer in New York and who is soon to be returning to his native Germany.
So I guess we can say that all is quite well here, despite the recurring knee problems.