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v. baffling
I went to bed last night confused. I'd had a lovely day playing the tourist in DC. Museums with angry effing kids, visited the Library of Congress where I eavesdropped on a lovely bit of American history as told by a tour guide who lapsed in French on odd occasions (French Canadian high schoolers?), and generally ran around town getting soaked ( Read more... ) -
cluster
Why does everything happen at once? Why can't life be well-paced, already? I hate making up excuses to people, but lately it seems like it's all I can do. I'm setting myself to let down people left and right...and at the same time it's all so inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. It's so ridiculous ( Read more... ) -
being sick is doing me no favors
I've got the seasonal sinus infection, so all of yesterday I was light-headed and draining. I looked like I was crying most of the time, which made people ask me continually if I was okay. Because I'm that maudlin bitch that walks around the office crying. Hello, even I know how to take it somewhere so I'm not on display. I'm not that attention ( Read more... ) -
i spent the days since my birthday
angsting over applying for this job, and I got it, so now I don't know what to do. I started making a list of what I'll have to change, because I have a small list of complaints from my current office about the other office I'll have to fix. You see, I'm going to manage an office. And then another office too, in a couple months after that. I'm ( Read more... ) -
thank goodness i was half-lucid enough to listen to the radio this morning
I barely remembered to record VM tonight, but I did, so I got to hear Veronica use 'frack,' and I thought of Bijal and Fly, and thought they might be dying from amusement. Well, maybe my friend J, too, but he's much less amusing than the two of them ( Read more... ) -
i might have to buy a new suit
So I'm sitting here writing my paper on corruption and legacy issues in developing countries when I receive my email confirming my invitation to listen to Karzai speak. I'm kind of super happy, and I can't tell if it's because of the opportunity, or because I hate this paper, so anything will amuse me. Or, if its because I missed out on Musharraf ( Read more... ) -
longing for west virginia
I was sitting at my desk at work when my friend IMed me saying that she needed to take a vacation from her life, and that she wanted me to go with her if I had the time. I rationalized that I had classes on Monday and Saturday. So really, quite unhelpful to a good trip. But within twenty minutes, I agreed to a mini-holiday to a spa town in West ( Read more... ) -
no cake for me?
In more news that upset the balance of my week: I won't be attending my friend's wedding because of my horrific class! It runs until three, and the ceremony is at noon. The reception only runs until 5.30...so I'll be missing the cocktail hour. Maybe I'll be there in time for cake? As long as I manage to cross the stateline in time? Wahhhh ( Read more... ) -
npr has no love for me
Two weeks before my first class of the fall semester, and the pain has already begun. I was sent a charming email from my Developing Countries class with a link to go to study.net for my reading materials, and an attached syllabus. We're to have four thick readings, a case and an audio file to listen to before the first session ( Read more... )