Thanksgiving at the Morse's was lovely.  The group consisted of me and Steven, Peg and Allen, Megan, Gregg and Claire, Andrea (one of Peg's sisters) and her daughter Becky (who is 19).  We had turkey and ham and mashed potatoes (white and sweet), peas, rolls, cranberry sauce, stuffing (oyster and regular) and pies (pumpkin, apple and pecan, my ( Read more... )

Happy Thanksgiving!  We made it to Virginia perfectly safe.  It was rather rainy and windy, in some places Steven could hardly see the road but we survived.  After dropping Dan King off at Newark airport Steven and I continued to head south on route 98 (I think).  Then we got on route 1 and stopped at Wendy's for a little grub about 3:30.  Finally ( Read more... )

The number one reason why I don't do drugs just happened across the hall.  Safina and Nick were paid a visit by the campus police who scared the poo out of them and then searched the entire room, trashing it, and the alleyway below Safina's window.  I heard the knock on her door and thought "oh no".  I could pretty much hear the entire conversation ( Read more... )

My room looks like a Chinese laundry.  I seriously doubt that is PC now but whatever, it still looks like a Chinese laundry.  The stupid dryer that I used didn't have any heat.  I didn't realize that marvelous fact until the clothes had flipped around in circles (cold circles) for the full 45 minutes.  !%&*!# - frustration!  So now I have all my ( Read more... )

I watched Better Off Dead last night - such a great 80s movie.  Maybe not as good as The Breakfast Club (probably my favorite), 16 Candles or Pretty in Pink but it's right up there.  "TWO DOLLARS!", it's a classic!  Anyway, that meant I didn't get to sleep til 2:30 or so and in turn I slept rather late.  It's not like I had anything else to do so ( Read more... )

Considering that I was rather sick most of the morning and afternoon I spent most of the day in bed watching a movie and then reading.  I woke up at 10:30 (rather late for me considering I went to bed at 12 - a normal time) to the sound of NYPD cadets marching down 25th calling cadence.  It was a pretty strange thing to wake up to in Manhattan.  I ( Read more... )

Work was freezing today.  A technician - who wasn't very friendly - came in to readjust the A/C in the lab this morning because it had been malfunctioning and the lab was too hot; he got the air turned back on but he must have cranked it up because it was blasting frigid air.  I wore a long sleeve shirt because it's usually a little chilly but it ( Read more... )

It's 65 here.  How is it 65 in November?!?  Why is it 65 in November? is the better question.  I have to wear tee shirts to class because I get too hot in long sleeves or sweaters - I love sweaters.  I love sweaters and I haven't hardly been able to wear them.  Same with scarves.  Darn weather.  Now it's pouring down rain and the wind sounds like ( Read more... )

Steven and I think we saw Joan Rivers last Friday.  We were walking across the street to Strand and she passed us - we aren't totally sure because she didn't have her make-up and hair done like it is for TV and she was wearing big sun glasses so it was hard to tell.  But I forgot to mention it earlier.
I have a big cold sore.  I always get them in ( Read more... )

Work was busy today.  I did all the usual library things, just lots of them.  However, I did have time to read an article in Birth (one of the journals from the huge selection we have - I swear the library subscribes to every medical journal in existence) about the medicalization of the birthing process.  It was a rather empowering article in fact ( Read more... )