I love that people are always finding the good and strong in tragedies. From the numerous fundraising efforts online to support Japan to stories like this, it makes me smile.

I saw Paul with my family during Spring Break. To make a long review short, I laughed hysterically at the geek jokes and references (hoo boy were there a lot of them!) and ( Read more... )

Spring Break is going along swimmingly. It's a bit windy and stormy today. We may or may not go to the botanical garden and the organic egg farm (a bit of reconnaissance to see if that's where we'll be getting our eggs from now on ( Read more... )

This dictionary is too fun ( Read more... )

I've just been busy ( Read more... )

This long holiday weekend was marked by the arrival and departure of a Californian aunt. My aunt, to be accurate, who usually lives in California. She is a pleasant enough, if rammingspeed!talker, and our political views and tolerance levels are polar opposites. I had to hold my tongue at many points, especially when she was bemoaning the lack ( Read more... )

My ankle is still funky. Bruised all over and it started to hurt a little bit again. :\ I think I'm going to see someone with a bit of medical knowledge and experience and have them tell me that it's fine and I just need to ice it or something. That'll reassure me, if nothing else.

I'm going to see Battlefield Band tonight. A Scottish band. ( Read more... )

So, on Wednesday, I was trying to jump up on a concrete step which was relatively high (about a foot-and-a-half -- so higher than, say, stairs). Judging from my bruises, what happened was this: I leapt with my right foot, thinking that I would just hop a little and land on my left to continue walking. I was, erm, overenthusiastic and smacked my ( Read more... )

Things just ran smoothly. Though I did have my personal space invaded by a solicitor on campus. It wasn't entirely unpleasant. He was nice enough looking and invited me out to lunch even when I wouldn't buy from his fundraiser. He said I was "snuggly", but that it was a good thing because he like to snuggle. *raised eyebrow ( Read more... )

and I'm already tired. I always get too excited during the first week. I think that I can totally handle a huge amount of classes plus volunteering plus a job plus . . . erm, yeah. Five classes is too much. Even I admit that. I won't be able to sleep much less do anything else beyond school. So now I have to decide which class to drop. But, ( Read more... )

School starts on Monday! Whee! I'm excited and nervous and all sorts of bundles of emotions. I don't have any of my books and I'm not even registered for classes yet. I have NEVER been so last minute about this, EVER. I am so nervous right now. Agh! But yay! *points to self* Conflicted hamster.

Dinner with Other Family tonight at Ninnikuya ( Read more... )