One surgery, two complications, one saddle injury, one ankle sprain, three infections, one breakup, one car lost (my first and only), and one vestibular neuronitis episode later . . . all I can do is appreciate
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Eating has sometimes carried to me new heights of what most would consider good or interesting. My diet certainly doesn't appeal to my 15-year-old sister who survives on a strict diet of mustard sandwiches, fried chicken, and french fries with the occasional steak or milkshake thrown in for good measure. Mathematics graduate student that I am, it
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Tonight my GPS windshield mount fell off. I spat on the suction cup to remount it, and the spittle froze immediately. Gotta love it when a lady tries to do a stealthy spit job and instead it gets preserved and, as a result, rendered useless.
On the highway on my way to the gym, a man dashed in front of my car carrying a package, and I noticed his van on the other side of the median--stopped with door wide open and blinker on. He set down the package on the side of the road, turned around, and threw up his arms as if to say, "Victorious!" That package turned out to be an enormous
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Attended my favorite wedding ever this weekend. It was the wedding of two of my mathematical siblings (students of my Ph.D. advisor), and out of the 5 weddings I've attended in my entire life, this one was without a doubt the best. But the way it began was pretty terrible. At least for me. The previous evening, I was up all night, wallowing in
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