Things that have made my days better the past few days:
Safeway deli sale on chicken tenders
Albacore Tuna sashimi and Salmon roll from Nijiya
Homemade curry with chicken thigh and liver turning out good
New episodes of Zetsubou Sensei
Latest manga developments in Hayate the Combat Butler
Discovering Tchaikovsky's souvenir d'une lieu Cher on FM 102.1.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcPPzdSO1rA)
Playing "Miles Edgeworth: Ace Prosecutor" (Gyakuten Kenji): The plot and characters are not QUITE as endearing as the original Phoenix Wright series, but Mitsurugi's new girl sidekick is a JOY.

Things that have NOT made my days better:

Reminder that fall recruiting season for Summer 2010 starts now. Collect and submit cover letter, resume, transcripts, writing samples, and what not over next 2 weeks. Interviews (if I get any) begin in 30 days.
Take home final paper due on Wednesday evening.
Learning in lecture that lawyers are statistically far more likely than other professions to be depressed, alcoholic, addicted to drugs (pot, cocaine, prescription drugs), gambling, and (not or) sex.

I'm heartened by the fact that even though I am falling out of love with anime, I will not be falling out of love with classical music in the foreseeable future. The Tchaikovsky I listened to while driving back after class tonight was entrancing; the first movement was romantic and expressive, the second movement was a spectacular technical exercise--to use a video game analogy, it was like watching a pro tackle the last boss on Insane difficulty without losing 1 point of HP.

( Thoughts on If Classical Musicians were in a Shoujo Manga Pt. 2 )