oh boy, oh boy... i moved into my new office today. wow!!! i love it. now i just need some art for the walls and to actually be there. my new apartment is very cool too. my life transition is going more slowly than i thought, but it is turning into something so wonderful. the only problem is i'll miss my friends from madison. :( y'all will ( Read more... )

yesterday i found out for sure that i won't be graduated in time to start my position. i suppose in the long run, this won't matter to me, but in the short run, it was a bit of a blow. i've just got to keep hanging in there, a little bit longer. it would be nice if i knew how much longer, but i just don't. dissertations are one of those things ( Read more... )

Tired, tired tired... Much to do today. I'm being lazy and driving in, super lazy and paying to park so I don't have to walk far to get to lab... What I'd really like is a nice icy latte. Mmmm. This evening I'm looking forward to a beer with Martha at the Dry Bean. We'll see if they have any decent music. In my next life (which will begin ( Read more... )

I was watching my dogs playing today. It has been a day of pretty extreme grief for me. I feel like I've lost two of the most important people in my life. It is partly my choice - to do what I think is good for me rather than compromise. Those choices are always risky. Either way you lose something. But I've been trying the latter for quite ( Read more... )

In keeping with the theme of my life this month - which has something to do with butterflies - I thought I'd start actually writing in my live journal. I've always loved to write ( Read more... )