Ok, just a recap for anyone who doesn't know what the Curse is: For as long as anyone can remember, no woman from my mother's family ever graduated college. It wasn't because they weren't smart or because Cuba discriminated against women (back in the day, women actually could get away with way more in Cuba than in the States, but that's another ( Read more... )

I will not be here this weekend nor the next one ( Read more... )

The Kasbah will still be as awesome as it was last year, but I know deep down it'll be different. Because I've changed a lot this past year (past semester even) and I don't think I've been honest with y'all about that. So, here goes.

I. Deserve. Respect. My feelings matter all of the time, not just sometimes. Doing one super nice thing for me does ( Read more... )

Just letting everyone know I won't be here this weekend because I'm going to get a few more things for the Kasbah, including ( Read more... )

Tomorrow, I begin my path to the future. I will move back onto campus and get ready for Orientation into Drew's spanking new Master's in Teaching Program. It's... terrifying, to say the least, but I think I'm ready. I hope so, at least ( Read more... )

* It is not a good idea to procrastinate, but I'm going to do it anyway (and still pull off a decent grade, surprisingly enough ( Read more... )

* I got into Grad School (yay!) at Drew (wait, what?). Yep, in case there's someone out there who didn't know yet, there it is. I also found out what I can do with a B.A. in English: Get a Master's in Spanish Education (seriously!). I always knew I was ridiculous, just not by this much ( Read more... )

The last few days have been really awesome. For tons of reasons.

My birthday happened. Not just once, but twice already and one more time just for fun. My friends are AMAZING. Know what else? They care about me too. Like, enough to make some delicious cake and sing and make me feel all gooey and estrogeny inside.

My family loves me. A lot. Reading a ( Read more... )

Wow... it's been a month since I updated this thing. Bad blogger, bad!

Anyhow, here's what's been going on

Everything eventually worked itself out. That really awful negative element in my life? Turned out that person was a really awful negative element in a lot of other people's lives and was on their way out no matter what. I don't feel guilty ( Read more... )

Dear Spring Semester,

Thank you. SO MUCH. Once again, you've managed to ruin my life. Kindly die in a fire.

Love,
Me.

This was NOT how my last semester here was supposed to go.
Not at all.