I wonder what other people's experiences are with continuing journals, whether online or written?

Once in awhile I might go a month or two with no posts on livejournal, but for the most part, I'm pleasantly surprised with myself that I've kept up with this for over two years. Sometimes, I have to plan ahead and ecide what I'm going to post on the ( Read more... )

Saw Sunshine yesterday. Hmm, what to say? Well, first of all I love the Alien template: a small crew, deep in space on a ship, getting a distress signal. Sadly, Sunshine doesn't do much with the promising situation. As long as the film seemed episodic, with the crew periodically discussing chances of success and fear of dying, tending the ( Read more... )

Laura and William, my sister and brother-in-law finally got back in yesterday, and I helped them move into their new apartment, which wasn't too difficult considering they have no furniture! I did offer to loan them my bed and sofa, which have been in my storage unit collecting dust, so that may kill two birds with one stone--they won't have to ( Read more... )

Good news: I emailed my third chapter to my committee chair last week. Less good news: I already realize several places that need to be revised, and this before I've gotten any feedback! Well, at least it's easier to revise than to write from nothing.

My friend Martin, who now lives in Pennsylvania, came down with his wife and two daughters ( ( Read more... )

Usually, when I haven't posted in awhile, I feel all this pressure to post something lengthy and impressive, as if I'll make up for all the weeks (or months) I've missed. That way lies madness, so this will be short and hopefully sweet...

My sister's wedding in Chicago on June 30 went really well. She was beautiful, and the ceremony was too. This is ( Read more... )

Did you enjoy Cinco de Mayo, mis amigos? I saw a Cinco de Mayo program at the elementary school yesterday that explained it all--the climactic scene, with the Mexicans armed with sticks and brooms fighting off the heavily armed French, was pretty good. The students who got to be French soldiers really got into the dramatic wielding of swords, even ( Read more... )

I've been subbing quite a bit the last couple of weeks, and I'm enjoying it more since I decided not to sub for the high school or middle school anymore--it's elementary all the way! I still encounter some trouble-makers (like the two third-graders yesterday who got in-school suspension for peeing in the bathroom sinks), but at least they don't act ( Read more... )

Occasionally my sister and I will watch a movie we loved watching over and over when we were kids. I can happily report that Ferris Bueller's Day Off, War Games, and Goonies are still great; Project X (Matthew Broderick and Helen Hunt save lab monkeys--remember?) is okay. But last night? Oh boy, we watched Teen Wolf, and let me tell you, it is ( Read more... )

If I'm posting at 6:30 in the a.m., it can only mean one thing--substituting! Yes, today I will be one of the P.E. teachers for the elementary school. Last week, I worked one day in the gym, and it was strange to hear kids call me "Coach." I'm not the most athletic person in the world, but I kind of like being known (temporarily) as Coach ( Read more... )

Two weeks ago, lbangs emailed me for my address, but he cryptically never told me why; naturally, I have been wondering what might be coming my way ever since. And then Saturday, I opened the mailbox to find a package from none other than lj superstar lilbrigid! When I opened it, what should I find but one of the elusive but storied candy bars called "Skybar"? ( Read more... )