It's May, and where I am, it's been in the 50s (degrees Fahrenheit, or 10-15 for anyone preferring degrees Celsius). While that was acceptable weather last month, I should by all rights be wearing short sleeves right now. But no, I've had to drag out sweaters again, and wear a sweatshirt to the barn.

I've also been reading some really good forensic ( Read more... )

For those of you who don't know, I ride horses. I have done so for well over seven years now, and can't imagine life without horses. I think my parents thought one lesson would satisfy my curiosity and put me off the sport forever... fortunately, that was not the case. I have never owned my own horse (although it's a long way off, it is definitely ( Read more... )

Often, the best hiding place is in plain sight.

Lately.

mel an chol y
[mel-uhn-kol-ee], noun, plural -choliesl adjective
-noun
1. a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression.
2. sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
3. archaic
a. the condition of having too much black bile, considered in ancient and medieval medicine to cause gloominess and depression.
b. black bile

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"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."
The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

(Adapted from my personal journal, 30 March 2010.)

30 March 2010~
Rome~

Today was AMAZING. I slept in a bit from yesterday -- that, however, was not what was amazing (it was nice, though). I hopped on the metro (it was during rush hour, so there was some good people-watching) to the Ottaviano stop near the Vatican City. Following the steady stream of ( Read more... )

(Adapted from my personal journal, 29 March 2010.)

29 March 2010~
Rome~

First full day in Rome! And oh my goodness was it amazing. I woke up early and walked to the Trevi Fountain at about 7am. Sure enough, there was only one other woman there with her big camera, putting my little one to shame. It's amazing that more people don't catch on to the ( Read more... )

(Adapted from my personal journal. 26 March through 28 March 2010.)

26 March 2010~
I am currently sitting in the international terminal at the airport, waiting for the flight to Copenhagen on Scandinavian Airlines to board. It departs at 11.05pm and I get to Copenhagen at about 1.30 tomorrow afternoon. Then, after an hour or so layover, it's on to ( Read more... )

First off, about that trip to Italy: it was FABULOUS. I will be typing up (at least excerpts from) my physical, written journal and posting them here. However, my first job is to finish rotating those of my 2120 photos that are portrait-style... and then choosing my favourites... posting them to Facebook... and captioning them. Yikes. Soon ( Read more... )

Thing No. 1: I was accepted to my top-choice university, George Washington University in Washington, D.C.!

Thing No. 2: I am leaving in  7 1/2 hours for Italy!

That is all.