i know becca will appreciate this... (teehee ( Read more... )

i got to play on swings today, and somehow, just for a few moments, everything seemed better ( Read more... )

today was the best day i've had in a hell of a long time
a lot of really good things
a billion smiles
and a ton of laughter
and friends
and family
and freedom
...from a number of things...

and the thing is, some not-so-good things happened today
like... i really want to throw my advisor out the window
onto sharp, jagged rocks
...oh, yes, my former ( Read more... )

there's a lot of love in this family

mommy and i went out to my aunt and uncle's house for a going-away party for adam.  i think they planned it more for adam's fiancee, jo, since she's leaving on tuesday and adam's going to be around for another couple weeks.  i met jo at easter, but i just really got to spend time with her on the trip to north dakota last month.  she really is a ( Read more... )

there isn't much at rainbow foods that i like to smile about ( Read more... )

i gotta get outta this place ( Read more... )

i like the smell of onion on my hands after chopping them ( Read more... )

oye ( Read more... )

so i was trying to google myself to see if there's anything about my mumpiness online (apparently like every news station in this country has my interview now...), and i came across this:

April 2005, Grinnell, Iowa:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Symposium in Undergraduate Research in Biology and Chemistry:
• Laura Kay Falkenstein (Loras ( Read more... )