Maia, though not 'my' Maia (I wasn't named after any of this, obviously, but I still feel like it applies to me--probably because the name is so unique), has an amazing number of linguistic and mythological coincidences associated with it ( Read more... )

All righty. It's certainly been long enough, hasn't it? I'm not sure why that is. Maybe because I have a different mode of chronicling days, usually--in conversations with parents and friends, and of course, the camera. A photo is an imperfect mode of preservation...you may not remember how you felt when that picture was taken, or how warm it was, ( Read more... )

On writing: I've been surprised at how easy it's been recently for me to write seeming volumes for my classes and in emails to friends, and since that's what I've been doing, there's been little left for this journal. It's all coming naturally, and I'm not feeling like I have to fill up those several pages, but striving not to. This speaks even ( Read more... )

While running today, the slight discomfort in my lower back, that I assumed was caused by a too-straight, arching posture that I've adopted recently, became much more than slight. It's sharp and crippling now, and almost feels like a slipped disc. Debating whether or not to go to the emergency room.

( On my history in investing, current outlook, plans for the future, etc. )

While checking MySpace for the first time in a long time, I notice The Duhks have announced new tour dates. Thinking that they may be making their first round to Colorado in a long time, I eagerly check the listings. I am correct! They're coming straight to downtown Boulder, when the closest they've been before was Lyons ( Read more... )

While I was answering a definitional test for Business Finance, the answer "pension" came up, and I realized that its root is the Latin word meaning "to think." So, if we're paying them to think now,

1) Why weren't they thinking before?

and

2) What are they doing with it?

This is what you could be seeing on your campus every night. Be sure to click on the image for a full view ( Read more... )

The good ( Read more... )

So, after attending all my classes, I realized that this semester ain't gonna be no piece o' cake, by any stretch, mostly due to the (point-filled, necessary, and useful) rigors of Business Finance (additional difficulty added by the fact that I can't read the essential eTextbook I purchased, because it dislikes my Mac. Plan is to go to school PC, ( Read more... )