1. Grab the book nearest to you. Turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down here what it says ( Read more... )

I’m looking into taking the GRE test (graduate record exam to get into grad school) to do and American Librarian’s master’s (MLS) degree.  Just thinking about it at the mo.  Wondering if I should do an art degree instead or at least something cerebral rather than practical.  I’ve also got a new bike (upright rather than my old carpal tunnel ( Read more... )

on my way to get on a bus to Detroit to see the Bluejackets play the Red Wings. Erik made lots of jello shots in weird flavors. The kitties are fine but they keep tearing round the house at all hours. their favourite new game is to sit on the chair & watch squirrels, or to bite my feet at 4 am.

Boy do I miss the mild-ish Brighton winter - here in Ohio it is coldcoldcold, well below the freezing mark. Add to this the fact that we hacve no working bath at the mo, and you've got a chilly time on your hands. We've got a flatmate now and her two pet bunny rabbits. We've got them separated from the kitty cats for now but are introducing them ( Read more... )

Boy do I miss the mild-ish Brighton winter - here in Ohio it is coldcoldcold, well below the freezing mark. Add to this the fact that we hacve no working bath at the mo, and you've got a chilly time on your hands. We've got a flatmate now and her two pet bunny rabbits. We've got them separated from the kitty cats for now but are introducing them

painting the inside of the house and just adopted two kitties, arizona and makmar.

Spent the day watching films - to be specific, The Hours (wonderful) and Pacifi Heights (scary! what are the new tenants going to be like? Hopefully not homicidal). Then watered a friend's plants and trying to organise myself. Got some more hours at work which should be good to get some more dosh! behind in my email correspondece & feeling guilty.

ok, so I went to my first American professional soccer game tonight and believe me the vibe is way different that the UK. First of all, there was no aggro, second, there was lots of advertising & promotional events (eg Buck-a-brat nite, and yes, i mean nite not night. This is where one can buy a bratwurst for one dollar. and they had a disgusting ( Read more... )

I have heard that Eric Clapton is now living in Columbus. I wish Jonathan Richman would show up.
Oh, by the way, JR's "Ice Cream Man" is the soundtrack for a local discount store...

Yes, it's bloody hot here in Columbus Ohio. The worst thing is, it seems relatively cool as we had quite a few 90 degree-plus days already. By the way, I think it rains even more here than in England! And we get big cracking thunderstorms ( Read more... )