So I made it to camp... a two day excursion totaling 15 hours instead of the seven estimated. We hit road construction, had to stay overnight in Bluefield, WVa at a skanky hotel with moldy cream cheese and smarmy construction dudes oggling at us, broke down on the side of the interstate on top of a 5% grade mountain where the semis that sped past ( Read more... )

and I have tried to reach out and see how you guys were doing so far this summer. Guess everyone is too busy... glad I will be too busy to care soon enough.

Has it only been ten days since I moved out of the dorms? WOW! Memphis was awesome. Seeing my Minnesotan family made me smile, and gave me back my accent for a weekend! I got to hold my newest cousin. He is so adorable but has a head like those tumbling baby dolls. Christine's first communion was beautiful, and her celebratory dinner was so much ( Read more... )

And the most stress-relieving sexual act at that! Hmm... that really causes me to ponder. Why is intercourse as opposed to other pleasure forms the greatest stress reliever? Maybe because both people are active. Maybe because it is more physical. Maybe because it creates a stronger connection. Thoughts ( Read more... )

Today I actually got to sleep in past nine o'clock- 9:40 actually! I have been running experiments and having class or professor meetings in the morning everyday this week, so it has been oh so nice to sleep in, take a loooooooong hot shower, and eat for breakfast the rice krispies treats which Alan and I made (well, he actually made them; I just ( Read more... )

So I was ecstatic and sad both in one minute... my dad called to tell me my favorite person of all time is coming to speak at the school he teaches this Friday. E.O. WILSON IS COMING TO SPEAK AT MARSHALL!!! This is the guy who a group of high school chums and I were going to skip two days of school for to see him speak at the University of Michigan ( Read more... )

So in the past six weeks a lot has happened ( Read more... )

If you know of any funny sexist (towards women) jokes, please forward them to me or leave them attached to this entry. Wish me luck at my Gaines interview tomorrow afternoon, K.

Other than the fact that I am freaking freezing in my dorm room right now (why should Patterson be warmer than 64 degrees when it is 9 degrees outside?), I am high on life. This past week has been pretty rough... I finally came to the realization that a good church friend of mine IS dying. My usual way of dealing with such serious stuff is to keep ( Read more... )

I decided to wake up earlier than necessary to finish up some Virginia Woolf for honors. Since I am writing here, you can tell that's not being done. BUT I have gotten so much else accomplished this week: gave a good presentation to the research group, finished all of my journal entries for my journal class, wrote up my entry for my research ( Read more... )