there really should be a "frickin' cold" icon because it is just terrible. It is so cold, it is all I can think about. Sitting at my desk with my feet frozen despite wearing socks and lamb's wool slippers. My thighs actually froze on the way to school, but luckily no frost bite yet! I'm hoping that once this cold blows past it will be inching ( Read more... )

now i remember why i don't eat real people food.

Breaking news!!! Simona Amanar is getting inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in May!!! so exciting!

i'm back in chicago after a long visit with the parents and sisters. Loads happened of course, but the best part of winter vacation is and always is snowboarding! I only got up to the mountains once, but it was a beautiful day and the whole family made a day of it! Other than that, i spent my time wisely doing lots of baking and cooking which i ( Read more... )

It's over! My first semester is over. I celebrated with a little ice skating in Millennium Park. I love living in Chicago. There is of course many plans for frivolity going on this week in celebration of no more class! I just can't believe the semester is over. Well, I better go get my pizza on!!

"From my point of view, I would ban religion completely. Organized religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into really hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate."

Well said Elton John

I think winter is coming, and I have still not secured a perfect winter coat. Why is perfection so difficult to find. I have not been up to perfection in grad school, as I had so hoped. I am just staying above the average, i guess that is going to have to be good enough ( Read more... )

It is the first day of October, so I bought my pumpkin!

has it been awhile? I don't know. I am losing track of time and how it relates to other people's lives....all i can think about is the next deadline...btw it is the 28th....oh 28th, how you loom ( Read more... )

I love my new school because, among other things, our library has 388 hits for my "Romanian" search!!