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Wednesdays are super long. On top of all my typical Wednesday busy there was Dr. Bolton's special lecture, so the day was extra long today, and I'm wiped. But I still need to do Latin. I am kind of stressed about Latin class tomorrow. I always love the class, but I always get so nervous about not having enough of the translation done. And yet, I ( Read more... )

So I'm watching Antiques Roadshow on BBC America, as I do often if I'm home around 1pm. Everytime I see this it just gets me SO excited about antiques. Not what they're worth, but just what they are. I love that they're there, remnants of a long past age, culture, or time that no longer exists, and yet here they are in our modern day, existing. It ( Read more... )

It's been a domestic evening. First, doing laundry, folding laundry, and mending clothes - I had to sew up the hole my bike chomped into the hem of my wide leg green trousers, and then I had to add a button to my blue trousers. They're both better now. I'm glad I ALWAYS stockpile the extra buttons that come in the little baggie attached to your tag ( Read more... )

So when Grandma was in, she told me about how far back the family history goes on her side, and that our family has been in America since the late 17th century when William Penn came over with the Quakers! I didn't know I was decided from followers of the Inner Light! Nor did I know that I am like a one-millionth generation American. I guess I'll ( Read more... )

Man alive, Casey left and I miss him already. I mean, he had to leave because we both have stuff to do to prepare for the new school year, we have things to get done but still, I really wanna skip this next (horrible!) week of work and spend more time with him before NSO eats my life away. I am excited about it, but it's kind of exhausting and i'm ( Read more... )

Today, today was good. And it went F-A-S-T ( Read more... )

I just emailed my cousin(?) in Wimbledon, England. I really hope I get a chance to meet her!!!!! Kris says she's really cool. But man, what a nervewracking email. how to you ask someone to lunch that you've never met before? Anyway who cares because i'm obsessed with my family. She's actually the daughter of my grandfather's cousin.

i need to go

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