If it seems like I haven't posted a lot, that's because I still haven't upgraded my account to paid again, which means I can't email in posts :P Why yes, I can be that lazy ( Read more... )

I have a loom! A pretty Ashford rigid heddle loom. Ashford makes some really nice products, even if they come in pieces and you have to oil them yourself.

I am so excited. The pieces have been oiled, and in roughly 10 minutes I can buff and assemble. My hands smell like orange from the wood oil.

Mua ha ha ha.

I didn't post much these past few months. Part of that was school, which, Cal reminded me, can be hard. Especially when expectations remain high into the grading of finals. Arg ( Read more... )

Professor gave me until Monday at noon to finish my essay, which means I can actually do revisions and editing. Somehow I have to also work in time to study for my finals. Ack ( Read more... )

Looks like I'm asking for an extension for the first time. I'm torn about this. On the one hand, part of me says it's unsportsmanlike to get more time than other people. This same part of me says I should get points docked for turning in a late paper, even with advance notice. Another part of me says I had a darn hard time eve finding sources in ( Read more... )

Someone, anyone, tell me what I'm doing with my essay? I've posted my not-even-a-full-draft of the paper at russian_writingI've emailed the GSI who said he'd help me with my essay last Friday but didn't have time before I had to leave, but he never responded. Since my thesis changed last night at 10:00 PM (ack!) I've emailed him and the other GSI asking for ( Read more... )

I am listening to Jingle Bells being sung in Yiddish. This is pretty much the most hysterical, wonderful thing ever.

Also extra awesome because I have confirmed I can understand most Yiddish. It's like I get a bonus language out of German :P (Of course, I can't read it at all unless for some reason it's spelled phonetically in the Latin alphabet.)

Happy Thanksgiving ( Read more... )

Yesterday for the first time, I:

• Attended class in a private home ("just like when the nazis were in power!" I proclaimed cheerfully, much to the amusement of my fellow German students :P Also, that sentence is shorter and easier to say in German)
• Attended a political demonstration
• Sat in little fold-down seats next to a well-respected professor to ( Read more... )

I just had passport photos taken on Friday the 13th. I'm not sure if I'm ever so modern and educated and thus have no problems ignoring a silly superstition or if I'm just forgetful. In any case, the very helpful photographer (apparently one of the few in the area that does proper Canadian passport photos, as US style photos will be rejected) did ( Read more... )