packing, packing, packing, packing ( Read more... )

Ground Rules: The first player of this “game” starts with the topic “five weird habits” and tags five people to write a Live Journal entry about their five quirky habits as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, those five people need to list the next five people to be tagged ( Read more... )

"Oh Jessica, your hair is so long now!" David's mother says, "I love it!" I smile and thank her, and there is a pause. Ruth Klimpl smiles, her gray hair circling her face in a perfect chin-length cut. "That was my identity, you know. The long-haired girl ( Read more... )

Sky was bitten by a German Shepherd earlier today, while on a run with Mom. A young girl was walking the German Shepherd and couldn't control it. Dad and I took Sky to the emergency vet, and waited as he was examined. It is a superficial wound in his side - nothing too serious, although it is rather big. He is in surgery right now, getting ( Read more... )

Highlites of my break thus far ( Read more... )

I spent most of the day at the school talking to classes about college (again). I liked it much better this time because some of the questions were better and because there were fewer "panelists" so we each had a chance to speak more. I felt like maybe I was sort of useful ( Read more... )

So the funny thing about being home is that I do absolutely nothing. I read for pleasure. I play with Judy. Mostly I spin my sister and we dance and giggle and listen to and sing silly songs, and make jokes that only the two of us understand, and eat the low-cal equivalent of junk food ( Read more... )

Went to Chabad tonight, which was fun, but I definately like Hillel better. Then again, it is probably hard to judge when there are so few people there. But I don't like gatherings of lots of people, so I probably would have liked it even less that way. What I love about Hillel isn't the dinner, which is just kind of a nice addendum, but the ( Read more... )

I'm sitting in class with my blue book in front of me. Everyone is talking about how impossible the exam will be, and how much they need to study more and couldn't because of lack of power (and motivation). We look at our watches. 9:15 and no professor. We keep talking. Probably he is just driving slow because of the weather ( Read more... )

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