I really should keep up with this journal more ( Read more... )

I promised to get back in the LJ habit this year, and so far no dice. It's purely because I don't have the internet (STILL!) at the house, so all of my internetting is done at work, and when 5:30 rolls around I usually don't feel inclined to stay (today is an exception. I'm going to have drinks with Janice and Nita and some of Janice's friends, so ( Read more... )

I had the weirdest sense of deja vu on the tube this morning - it felt just like a freezing November day in Chicago during my senior year of college, as I was bundled up and riding the el ("a Brown Line train, to downtown") downtown to go to class. I could almost pinpoint the exact day, but not quite - it was after the White Sox won the World ( Read more... )

Christmas time always makes me miss playing music, specifically my French Horn. I miss band. Alas, I am trying to be optimistic, lighthearted, and full of cheer. I am definitely not thinking about my family splitting up even more, living far away for 365 days, not having enough money, or anything depressing like that. No. Not at all ( Read more... )

Yes, yes. I know I still haven't written up my NYC details yet. They are coming soon - I promise ( Read more... )

Christmas Eve has come and gone. Christmas Day has come and gone. Meggie's baby shower has come and gone. Lewis Black at Zanies has come and gone. Megan and Aaron have come and gone. And pretty soon, 2002 will have come and gone ( Read more... )

Sam and I hung out on Friday night after our easy psych test. We drove around Gurnee, went to Wal-Mart for my new glasses (which I love) and Circuit City and TJ Maxx in the mall. Then we went to the new Panera Bread and found a secret, hidden alcove waaay in the back. We were in there twenty minutes after they closed because we simply didn't know ( Read more... )

There must be some sort of trick to this. I know it's a piece of crap, but I've finished writing my astronomy essay on Doppler. It's even to the bottom of the 4th page in Arial (was going to cheat and use bigger font, but decided on honesty). Hmm ( Read more... )

... Everywhere you go. Seriously. I woke up today and there's snow - EVERYWHERE! And it just keeps on falling from the sky ( Read more... )