As you might imagine, the last few days have been a real emotional rollercoaster. Sometimes, edwardcoli and I manage to immerse ourselves in work or other menial tasks to the point of pushing the grief down and behaving like normal people. Other times, especially when we're in the privacy of our own home, we just have to give in and let the sadness wash over ( Read more... )

*Exhales loudly* I think I may have just fixed one of the problems that was holding up my progress on my thesis. It all started last week when I was having a hard time tying up the loose ends on a subsection. When I decided to re-trace my steps, I saw that while the middle of the section was just as it needed to be, the way by which I arrived at ( Read more... )

* Less than one week to go before the big party! Whee! I am looking forward to celebrating the next stage of my life with (most) of my favorite people. I am also looking forward to wearing my snaptastic new dress, which my mother will hate because I bought it from a vintage store. Oh well, that dress is one shiny MoFo, and I am going to enjoy ( Read more... )

That's what most people have said to me when I brought up the topic of changing my hair-style in a post-wedding world. But, I have ignored the voice of the masses, and underwent a minor shearing today. To be honest, my hair really isn't all that different. It's still on the ( Read more... )

The following passage is a verbatim reproduction of a portion of the "Fine Watch Protection Plan" offered by the Zales Corporation. According to the brochure, this plan does not cover "...the elements or acts of God. (5) War, invasion or act of foreign enemy, hostilities,civil war,rebellion,riot, strike,labor disturbance,lockout or civil commotion ( Read more... )

I arrived on the BSC campus early this afternoon only to start my scholastic day with a most unpleasant run-in. I had just gotten out of my car when I ran into my EN 500 professor. She said hello and asked where I was going. I told her that I had an appointment at three, and would then head over to my Lit. of the Middle Ages class. Upon hearing ( Read more... )

My candle burns at both ends,
It will not last the night.
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends -
It gives a lovely light.

Edna St. Vincent Millay, "A Few Figs from Thistles," 1920.

Happy Birthday potionsmistress! Keep an eye on your mailbox for late-coming birthday goodies.

Today is a landmark day. I got my first official rejection notice today. To be honest, I'm really not that disappointed. I didn't expect to be selected, and was really submitting just to get experience. But if you're curious, here's what they had to say ( Read more... )

Well kids, it looks like my massive annotated bibliography has hit yet another snag. I just finished filing a bunch of ILL requests for book chapters, and my inbox is quickly filling with responses stating that I can indeed have the chapters I've requested -- if I'm willing to pay between $10-20 a pop. (I suspect that there's a fee because these ( Read more... )