Email Conundrums

Having graduated (woot woot! yes, more on that later), I'm now facing the issue of changing/forwarding emails.

Problem 1: My @berkeley.edu account will soon (and apparently without warning) shut down. It has been my primary email for 4 years, and all my important accounts are linked to it.

Problem 2: My current @gmail.com address is a very unprofessional address. I wish to make a permanent and respectable email account that I can use for years to come. Something that is easy to remember and not embarrassing to have on a resume.

To solve the first problem, I have slowly started using my Gmail address for other online accounts. To solve the second problem, I have created a more professional Gmail using my name, not my 9th-grade AIM screen name. This however, creates:

Problem 3: Should I forward my new Gmail to my old one? Or should I forward the old to the new, which would allow me to slowly phase out the old one. Option 1 has the advantage that I keep my Google Calendar, Reader, Photos and Chat contacts. Option 2 has the advantage that Gmail will import all my contacts and email from the old account, and I can slowly but finally phase-out my incredibly difficult and childish AIM screen name, and I can consolidate all my emails into one, clean account. But this comes at the cost of losing my Google Photos, Reader, and Calendar.

Are there other options? Please give me suggestions!!

Auntie Kiran

I was home last weekend, and had two one-on-one occasions with the baby (my nephew, Kabir). It was so much fun, and he is finally turning into a real creature. At close to 3 months, he's responding to our voices, cooing, grabbing things, and just being cute overall!

Liddle Date!

After my last attempt to find the Berkeley waterfalls ended in a muddy face-plant, I never thought I'd go back. But I finally succeeded yesterday, with Kate's guidance! It couldn't have been a cuter date: biking mid-finals, then (stupidly) climbing up the waterfall (or in Kate's case, stepping in). 

Either way, the waterfalls were much more impressive than I thought. It really was a tiny oasis in the middle of Berkeley, with no sign of surrounding city life. The waterfall is behind Cordonices Playground, up a few secret trails. For detailed directions how to get there, see Weekend Sherpa.

Conversations to Remember

I do love my puns, and somehow R always manages to have the best ones:

R: So what is the deal with stalking Vassili? are you over Blah Blah? Quit vacillating!

:-D

Just for the record, I was not stalking anyone, just getting help reading a friend's blog that happened to be written in French.

How I Met Your Mother

"But never forget, that any day, you could step out the door, and your life can change forever."

-Ted Mosby :-)

After what has been a trying three months, an exhausting few weeks, and a demoralizing day trying to figure out what the next step in my life is, this quote was just what I needed. It really takes off the pressure and allows me to let my life unfold.