I pretty much gave up on hearing from the University of Baltimore anytime before the New Year, but today I recieved not one but two e-mails from the school. The first was an automatically generated message from the admissions department about still needing items for my application, and the other was a "reminder" about the upcoming "Plorkfest" for new MFA writers. I formally declined the invitation (hence the wierd hed) as I have no way of getting down there.

Also, I checked the oil level downstairs and found the basement flooded again - from a steady drip from the ceiling. Apparently, the catch in the bathroom sink wasn't the only part of the pipe that had "completely disentegrated." Fortunately, the contractor arrived shortly after the people from the heating oil company left and they had the problem fixed within four hours.