The Christmas tree is a nice background as I finish this paper. We put it up on Friday. We keep collecting ornaments and we have several new ones from England this year. It's starting to be a tree of memories, which I really like. Anyway, back to writing....

for a seminar...ever....I hope. This paper is KILLING me. I just can't get into it. Urg.

This Thanksgiving I started what I hope will be an annual tradition - running the Turkey Trot. It's an 8K and it was a beautiful morning. It's the first "race" I've ever been part of. It was fun and a lot easier than I thought it would be. I started running about 5 months ago with my girlfriend April. I've never liked running, but for some reason I ( Read more... )

Last night about 3 or 4 inches of beautiful snow fell and Jesse and I played with the dogs at the park by our place. It was around 11 pm, no one was out, and the whole place was lit up from the snow. I love that. The crunching snow, snow covered Christmas lights on white blanketed houses - it's what makes me love, love, love winter. Our dogs were ( Read more... )

Just got my written exam today...now I have until the 10th to write. The questions are great, but I don't known the answers...a bit freaked out.

While I was reading too much today and preparing for my written qualifying exams that begin Nov. 30, it occurred to me that I never posted any pictures from our trip to France and Spain. I am identifying with the bored gargoyle on Notre Dame the most right now, so he goes first:


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YAY!!!! After 2 grueling hours of insane questions and strange combative posturing, I have passed my orals....along with most of my other colleagues. I think there was a 75% pass rate this time. Afterward, we stopped at the sleazy Keg at 4:30 with a JS (a very cool woman prof on both my and Sarah's committee), others began to show up and then at 8 ( Read more... )

For a moment. Turned in my last paper tonight. Just have to grade finals and a final workbook assignment and turn in final grades! It feels good to have the quarter over even if it just means studying for orals all Spring Break. Whatever. Jesse's in AZ now. I'm getting pretty lonely. After four nights, I want him back.

So, everyone knows my dogs Caeli and Cayenne love the beach, and Caeli is addicted to fetching (especially soccer balls). My good friend John (and the owner of our neighborhood coffee shop along with his brother, which is the best coffee in town) was kind enough to get the girls and take them to the beach on Friday because I was swamped at school ( Read more... )

I was reading AG's journal and something she said made me realize I've known her for five years. This makes me want to start cursing. Not because I don't love her but because time is moving so fast and yet I'm still in school. How can that be? I feel I'm getting older. It doesn't make me happy.