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Olympics vs. Knitters Smackdown
So....I've been MIA on this journal for...over a year. Eek! At first, there was that weird middle ground of being too busy and also, somehow, having nothing to write about. Then I just kind of got out of the habit of writing in a journal. Life goes on in it's quotidian way and there's nothing there that makes me think or makes me want to ( Read more... ) -
Mexico chucks the school junk foods
I haven't posted in a really long time. But I felt the need to write today after spending some time trolling through news articles in the NYT (I swear, that site makes me want to express my thoughts every time I read it). I think I've just been bored with life lately, which kind of kills the desire to blog (what do you write about?). And all ( Read more... ) -
The PE Exam
I've been really bad about studying for this stupid exam and I kind of started panicking yesterday because I haven't started studying again yet. It's been a busy summer and, honestly, I think my drive to study was seriously squashed by the "no pass" letter I got at the end of July. I'm basically down to six weeks of available study time and I've ( Read more... ) -
Furloughs...again...maybe?
So I know I'm supposed to be happy about the furloughs ending and getting a full paycheck again...but I have to admit I was more than a little happy to hear that the governor (in his petulant child way) was starting them up again until the legislature passed a budget. I've gotten used to the shortened work weeks; it's been awesome to only have to ( Read more... ) -
Are Granola Bars Really Health Food?
Reading through the posts on my feed-reader this morning, Accidental Hedonist had an interesting point on granola bars. She's doing research into the history of candy and brought up the similarities between certain old school candies (like those honey sesame sticks) and granola. My automatic reaction was that granola is nothing like candy. ( Read more... ) -
Weight-loss Sweet Spot
On a whim this morning, I stepped on the scale while I was getting ready for work. The display gave a surprisingly low number that I have never before (at least not in recent memory) seen! I'm thinking I may have hit that infamous/evasive weight loss sweet spot that I keep hearing about. That point where you all of a sudden drop pounds after ( Read more... ) -
Musings on Grad School
I've been pondering the idea of grad school lately. Its more a whim than anything else; at this point in my "career" (I kind of laugh at that concept too...I don't know why), I think work experience says more to potential employers than graduate education. I just kind of like the idea of getting a grad degree and kicking my brain into actual ( Read more... ) -
Happy Tax Day!!
So I kind of forgot that today was Tax Day because I've been focused on other things (thank you PE exam) and I actually got my taxes done back in like February because I was getting a hefty refund and I wanted my money as soon as possible. Plus, my taxes are pretty boring because I own nothing and have just the one simple, job that's already been ( Read more... ) -
Quote of the Day
Reading through Facebook posts this morning, an author I'm a fan of (Dana Stabenow, who writes my recent series obsession) posted a link to this interesting blog (which I think I might add to my feed reader, actually) that reposts interesting letters.
I -think- I've had the "what is literature?" discussion here? I'm sure everyone that reads "genre ( Read more... ) -
Office Baked Goods
I heard someone today, over the top of my cube, that there were brownies and cake on offer in one of the conference rooms. And it got me wondering...why are there so many baked goods in offices? And they are invariably the sugary kind of baked goods (which in general I don't have a problem with because I really love sweet baked things). Cupcakes ( Read more... )