Item #89345782916842 of why I hate living under the Bush administration ( Read more... )

Well, last night I was watching some Sex and the City DVDs I got from the video store (I'm hooked, I'm finally out on that point) and all of a sudden something snapped inside me. I grabbed my kitchen shears, dunked my head under a faucet, and proceeded to cut my hair and then dye it ( Read more... )

I feel guilty for not doing a proper update, particularly after Whitney and Burt made satisfyingly informative updates back-to-back. So, let's see ( Read more... )

Instructions: Write one statement to each of 10 people on your LJ friends list. Never tell which one is for who. Tag 4 people ( Read more... )

tomorrow's st. patty's day
having an irish dinner, and continuing the tradion of consuming a 12 pack of killians over 12 hours
spring break coming up soon
i've been writing a lot lately. realizing how good i am, but how far i still have to go.

A new, furry lobster was found -- check it out!

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/03/08/furry.lobster.ap/index.html

I just wrote a paper where I referenced metrosexuals, Jung, and Dr. Frankenfurter from Rocky Horror.

It's about Walt Whitman.

Just got done talking to my dad for half an hour. A year ago, all he could say was "you'll never get into grad school." Now, as I'm sharing with him my choices for a PhD program, he's so supportive. An awkward moment came when he noted "You'll have one more notch on the education belt than I have." I got kinda quiet, and asked "Is that OK?" He ( Read more... )

Such a flurry of commenting over the last post. I'll respond to some of the questions later today, I have to think about my response and how to explain it best. Oh, and the last PhD program is actually University of Southern California, not University of Southern University ( Read more... )

My initial PhD program search is over. I have my top five schools I'm going to apply to ( Read more... )