One midterm down, one paper to go. What a chaotic week! I was so tired this morning. I woke up to study but I could barely keep my eyes open. I thought I was going to fail. I'm going to bed on time tonight, and I am going to sleep a full night ( Read more... )

When I do thesis research, I am always coming across the same names linked with particular regions. I was looking in a conference transcript for "Tatarstan" and I found "Elise Giuliano" And I was so excited. "I know her!" I exclaimed! and giggled! It made me so happy.

**It is not the breaths you take in life that count, its the moments that take your breath away ( Read more... )

I found 14 of the pages that I lost. Now to make up for lost time :)

So I lost all the work I did yesterday on my thesis, about 12 pages. I'm not sure how, and I've looked for it everywhere. I'm consoling myself with the thought that it will be even better now the second time around ( Read more... )

"it is a kind of intentional democracy without a firm foundation of economic infrastructure ( Read more... )

So this update is purely for the enjoyment of one, Gail Walton. So Gail, I could tell you really juicy things about my love life. I could tell you that Mary Beth is sitting on my desk. Or, I could say that you should wok over here. oh no ( Read more... )

So I decided to face the music and work on the thesis, who I am going to name, hmm, Elizabeth! And well, after about an hour, I realized that I'm farther than I thought. I'm not done, and I probably won't be done like tomorrow, but it was a really pleasant surprise to find that mostly, I need to just fill out the information and citations. I need ( Read more... )

I went to the gym today with my favorite Serena! I am realizing that I need to go first thing in the morning or I won't, and also, that I can't go because I have to. It just saps an otherwise okay experience of any joy. I feel very good right now. I am clean, exercised, awake, and ready to work. I do have the urge to go to sleep...maybe after I ( Read more... )

today was much better than yesterday. I'm so much happier, and I'm going to head to sleep right about now ( Read more... )