So I've been obsessing about money lately (no surprise) and wondering especially how me being in graduate school for an ungodly number of years would effect our finances. Again, no surprise. When I spoke to the director of graduate studies last year, he said I should be finished with classes by the end of 2007. But, like in all things in which he ( Read more... )

Saw this meme on my flist and thought I'd give it a try, since otherwise I'm sitting at home pretending to write three papers, but really doing nothing at all productive.

10 things that make me happy, in no particular order:

1. Spud: She's just turned six months old and is getting quite the personality. Incredibly bossy, always needs to be the ( Read more... )

I've been playing around with Photoshop lately, attempting to make some icons. I have so much schoolwork to do, but can't bring myself to do anything. So I thought I'd upload the first seven icons I've made.

The funeral is early tomorrow morning. I couldn't get there in time even if I tried.


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http://www.hootisland.com/cgi-bin/victorian.cgi?submit=Touch+my+vitals+quickly%2C+lest+I+die%21

Very funny.

J and I have started to play poker online. Sometimes we'll both play at the same time, sometimes we'll be in the same room on different computers. Honestly, it's a wonder I get any work done at all ( Read more... )

An hour ago I thought I'd go to sleep, but now I'm sitting at the computer, thinking about writing a paper on Louisa May Alcott. I have research. I've read the story. I have some idea of what I want to say. But I'm terrified of typing. This is only the first of many projects I'll have to complete in the next two weeks to finish the fall ( Read more... )

So last night I published my first fan fiction over at aff: http://adultfan.nexcess.net/aff/story.php?no=33735. I'm sort of proud of it, as it's the first thing I've written in months. I've been thinking about my novel since the spring, but I wanted to jump back in ( Read more... )

I completely suck. I was supposed to write the first chapter of my new novel, the one I've wanted to write all summer. But I didn't. I wimped out, and I have nothing. I'm not entirely sure what's wrong with me.

My best friend told me last week that he's going to run for the House of Representatives in 2006. It's a secret, though. I told him I thought the best campaigns were those run without the public's knowledge ( Read more... )