YUCK.

And the expected financial contribution (EFC) it generated is a complete fantasy. I'll never be able to pay that much.

Stacy suggested two programs this week. I didn't know Mizzou's was online. Normally dodgy but they have a good reputation if I don't get in to my first round of choices, I'll have to investigate further.

T. was fired today. Three days of layoffs there. My old newsroom is down by about 80 percent.

She has a master's degree.

I finally had the checkup on the energy audit done. The good news is I passed with flying colors. There were a whole bunch of tests, but the key was the the test to check how much air the house leaks. The principal is simple: The more air your house leaks, the more you have to spend to heat and cool it. Old houses are terribly leaky.

I was a little ( Read more... )

If I don't get into any of my grad schools, and my tax refund comes through as good as I think it will, I've decided that rather than paying bills, I'm going to use it to do something fun ( Read more... )

Last night I was walking up to the checkout line at Target. Ahead of me was one of those hot punk rock hipster types. He had at least three body piercings that I could see, a bunch of tattoos, the required hat and nice dark cords that fit just right on his hips, accented by some bright shoes. The sort of thing that I suppose is meant to scream "NOT ( Read more... )

Watched Ken Burns give an interview on MSNBC tonight about the inauguration. He was attractive, well dressed, passionate, well informed about history and very articulate. And I wondered. Are there any gay men like that anywhere nearby. I wanted a date with him just for the dinner conversation.

My prediction ahead of the inauguration today is that Obama would aim for a Kennedy-like message, especially the one in Kennedy's 1960 nominating speech  before the DNC. Below are the culminating parts of both Kennedy's speech and Obama's Inaugural.  I alternate between Kennedy and Obama.

.....For I stand here tonight facing west on what was once ( Read more... )

Feeling a little sorry for myself today. Had to go into the dentist for an emergency visit after I cracked a molar last night. One thing leads to another this morning and I end up having to have the tooth extracted. I knew it was bothering me and that I had to go in, but I was hoping to get a few more bills paid first. So much for that. Now I'm ( Read more... )

Vacation was good ( Read more... )

Visit Starved Rock again. Shoot some more icefalls.
Shoot The Dead Road during a Moonrise.
Shoot Mill Bluff State Park in Winter.
Shoot Bender/Grant? Park Pier at night.

Send queries out for The Shame of My Table. Tighten it.
Find a place to display old work from last Gallery Night.

New American Gothic photo series?
Face Full of Fatshion photo series? ( ( Read more... )