Alrighty, so, time for another monthly blog update. Quite a few things have happened since I last posted. The most notable is that I got my degree certificate, so I have official proof that I am a Smarty McSmartpants. The second big thing is that Danni finally quit her horrible job a few weeks ago. Luckily she and I are both employed at the moment ( Read more... )

Not to sound patriotic or anything, but this is my first 4th outside of the US, and it's a bit strange. I keep forgetting that today is the 4th because over here it's just any other day, nothing special. So it's going to be weird not to hear fireworks going off everywhere ( Read more... )

Not many people know that I ended up having to re-do my dissertation. I turned it in back in March and have been waiting ever since to hear the news, whether it be good or bad. I could only resubmit once, so regardless of the grade I would be getting a piece of paper in July. But whether that would be a diploma or a Masters was up in the air. Well ( Read more... )

Ok, so I am back from the land of the dead, a.k.a. employment. My temp job at the Justice Center ended on Friday, so right now I am basking in nothingness and catching up on my internet life before I get sucked back into the working world. There is a possibility of another job starting on Thursday, but the company wanted the temp agency to actually ( Read more... )

So . . . I haven't blogged in a while; just haven't been in the mood. There really isn't much news to share anyway. The main thing in life is that I got my first temping gig last week. It takes a lot out of me even though I basically am being paid to sit around. But considering I haven't worked full time in 3 years, it's a lot to get used to. I'm ( Read more... )

The ultimate in fandom excitement occurred this weekend. I got to see Lucy Lawless in person! She is fan-bloody-tastic! She is really funny and I admire her for doing these conventions. I know that it' kind of her job to do stuff like this, but it must get annoying to answer the same questions from fans who can't really separate Xena from Lucy. ( Read more... )

It's May 1, May Day, and I haven't written in 4 weeks. Nothing much happened in April, but the highlight was Danni's birthday on the 23rd. I got her a dvd box set of an anime she watched as a kid - The Mysterious Cities of Gold. I'd never heard of it, due to my lack of cartoon watching as a child. It's not the greatest cartoon, it's very 80's, but ( Read more... )

Firstly, an update on Raw Tuition, which ws the youth group showcase (I have no idea why it was called that, it basically means "unadulterated fee). It was very long (3 hours), but most of it was good. One guy, who calls himself and his guitar backup Acoustic Error , are simply amazing. They're playing at the local tav in a few weeks and Danni and ( Read more... )

I guess I should update. Though there isn't a whole hell of a lot going on over in cold, rainy England. Before today, I don't think I'd seen a blue sky in a week or more. And it actually snowed on and off all Easter weekend. I demand to know where spring has gone! I think Placerville has stolen spring because they seem to be having perfect weather ( Read more... )

I got more b-day presents in the mail. My mom had ordered me stuff online but it hadn't come by the week before my birthday, so she mailed me other stuff and mailed my real presents once they came in the mail. Anyway, I <3 my parents! They got me Girls Next Door stuff! I got a 2008 calander and a Kendra doll. The doll is sooooo cute! Rita and Steph ( Read more... )