http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/quiz/2008/sep/26/banned.books.quiz

Take this quiz! I'm actually proud of my score of 6, though the Guardian accuses me of supporting Sarah Palin.

1. Grocery shopping
2. Dish washing
3. Cooking!
4. Baking!
5. the plethora of random items in my fridge (Ex. olives, salsa, vitamin water that smells like turkey, pineapple soda...)

1. My boyfriend! Hello one year anniversary!
2. My roommates are SO cute/adorable/considerate/friendly/I don't have enough positive adjectives ...!!!
3. My APARTMENT is GORGEOUS, my double is bigger than my old triple, I have so much extra room, my bed is not bunked, we have an amazing kitchen, and a wide open common area...I still cannot believe I live here
4. ( Read more... )

Just when I thought my schedule couldn't get any sweeter, the three classes I have right after each other on Monday and Thursday mornings are all in the same building!

*Knocks on wood*

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/26/AR2008082603099.html

I just harvested my first crop of potatoes today!

The book posts will now be at http://www.mirisaspacestation.blogspot.com

There's nothing new yet, though hopefully there will be tomorrow.

29. Splintered Light: Logos and Language in Tolkien’s World by Verlyn Flieger

The instructor for the Fantasy Lit class I assisted this summer lent me this book. It took me awhile to get into it, due to the complex discussions on, "A Man of Antitheses," "Eucatastrophe," "Dyscatastrophe," essentially meaning Tolkien's theories on the origins of ( Read more... )

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/2470310/Sexual-harrassment-okay-as-it-ensures-humans-breed%2C-Russian-judge-rules.html

28. The Ultimate Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams ( Read more... )