the lab was crowded yesterday - a full staff of four, three outside researchers, and five interns. we also received 40 boxes of reports in addition to the 80 boxes of collections wer received on friday, with the promise of 10 computers later in the week. when it rains, it pours. i got uncommonly bitchy towards the end of the day as a reaction to ( Read more... )

interesting, interesting, interesting ( Read more... )

i had an extremely satisfying day at work, teaching san diego county ceramics to 60 third graders and then receiving 80 new boxes of collections (hooray for cash flow ( Read more... )

i watched a relatively recent documentary yesterday, 'young @ heart', about a senior choir that sings rock and roll songs. it was amazing. i don't think i've ever seen something non-real-life (e.g. through my tv) that so delicately coupled a straight-forward look at the realities of aging with respect for the people it was dissecting ( Read more... )

finally had a regular, hard-working sort of day. i spent my time at work doing all the finishing details on my huge endeavor - i've been working on this collection since august so there are quite a few little tasks that need to be taken care of ( Read more... )

i've been having problems (maybe they're not problems, just something i'm noticing) with being completely uninterested in certain people, and then creepily fascinated by others. apparently this month my mind has decided to discriminate ( Read more... )

a weekend happened, and i guess it was a good one. a lot was worked out on my part ranging from repairing old friendships to becoming a lot calmer about grad school. the majority of this was done by napping on the couch for almost two days - apparently what i needed was just a little time to relax instead of nervously running from place to place ( Read more... )

HUNG OVER ( Read more... )

i woke up absurdly early this morning, and my brain flicked on almost instantly (usually it takes a while) and i started thinking about grad school ( Read more... )

super-power becca was defeated yesterday around 8:30 pm, when she realized she hadn't eaten enough for dinner and got a serious case of the shakes while trying to draw a series of straight lines. Awesome ( Read more... )