I suppose this Christmas break/vacation hasn't been terrible. I am back in my own room, I get to see my family, my pets, some of my friends....I get presents. And that's about it. After being in a busy place like Missoula, Carlsbad feels like a ghost town (which is exactly the path it's heading towards ( Read more... )

I had quite the adventure getting down to Carlsbad ( Read more... )

Oh, and BTW (since I noticed I have not made any mention of this)...OBAMA won the election!!!!!!!!

So incredibly happy and relieved. Not so much among my Republican friends. I just look at them and say, "The guy can't be any worse than George W. Bush was."

For those interested:

This was my semester exam essay that I wrote for Parr, which she has now made infamous.

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