I am actually here. I am in Rome after all of these years of wanting to see Europe and here I am! I arrived on Saturday morning. There were lots of beautiful babies on the plane. One was being passed back and forth between mom and dad for seven hours next to me. We had fun playing and when he slept, his hand rested on my arm. I was at peace ( Read more... )

It's been awhile. A long while. Between my Grandmother's passing, my Mom's knee surgery, her maid of honor's murder in Cloquet, losing a friend, and finals, I feel like I'm awake. Living. Being. Chaos can also bring comfort. Reality has returned in full force. I have found myself feeling both vulnerable, alone, strong, and empowered. It is me, ( Read more... )

10 Firsts ( Read more... )

I haven't said Happy Fucking Friday in awhile! I should call Jacquie and tell her. Either way, it is ( Read more... )

Last night at Loyola five multicultural organizations worked together in order to have a discussion based on the movie "Crash." The movie was first presented with pizza and pop following. Upon returning to the auditorium, six sociology students spoke briefly about their perspective on the movie. Each had personal examples of racism including a ( Read more... )

I know it is still only my first semester of grad school. However, I have this internal clock that slowly and steadily ticks louder and louder. Each tick is a second closer for my thesis topic to be decided ( Read more... )

Well, I'm sitting in my research methods class and my professor has given us and hour and a half to "catch-up" on our readings. She won't post articles for us on blackboard during the week and we are not allowed to print them (I have). So, here I am wasting precious time in class that I could spend catching up on my own daily assignments. Earlier ( Read more... )

Okay. It's 11:35 p.m and I just got off the phone with Bob. The conversation we had left me very uneasy, frustrated and emotions are raging. I didn't realize I had these feelings pent up and I'm glad they are now surfacing ( Read more... )

First, happy fucking friday to all ( Read more... )

The last few weekends I have been able to fill my soul. My dear friends Jacquie and Di came to visit me in Chicago and we tore up the town. This past weekend Bob and I took a road trip to Windsor, Canada to visit Cassy and Delna. When we left, we were able to see the leaves turning on the trees with their bright, bold colors paving the road to ( Read more... )