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He who conquers the left side conquers the world, chief.
So here I am, on the left coast again. Or pretty close to it, seeing as how I'm 60 miles east of LA. In the blessed desert. It was 110 degrees when I rolled into town and about 99 at sundown ( Read more... ) -
Finding my center...
Not so easy really. I ventured into "pre-yoga" yesterday evening, the class for little old ladies and people with arthritis (like me). Boy was I glad I started with that before moving on to Level 1. I never really had much of a sense for exactly what parts of my body were impacted by the RA. Now I do. Guess that's the point of the whole practice, ( Read more... ) -
Musicology poisoning
So I can't decide whether AMS/SMT this year was a good experience or a bad experience. Suffice it to say were busy as all hell at the IUP booth (good for job security if not for my nerves) and there was a fair amount of networking done on my part. I think I just should have skipped the IU party however, which only made me grumpy because of all the ( Read more... ) -
On the joys of the third space...
Out seeking some of the public private time I've been missing lately. A friend of mine is off traveling by himself and talking with him has reminded me that I need to spend more time alone. Not just alone in my house, but alone in public. To make use of the "third space" that the fin-de-siecle Viennese prized so highly (albeit largely because ( Read more... ) -
Hey, all you people who live in Texas!
What should I do in San Antonio (other than the Riverwalk and the Alamo)? Any favorite restaurant recs? Some dive bar I simply must go to? Or, since I am in the retail mood, a shop I have to check out?
The driver (oooh, I have a driver) comes to get me at 3:10 am to take me to the airport. To sleep or not to sleep? -
That is the best lead up to a non-answer I have ever heard...
Dissertation proposal approved? - Check ( Read more... ) -
I HAZ PWND XAMZ.
And there was much rejoicing. And perhaps some drinking. When your father suggests that you deserve a night of drunken revelry you know you done good.
And now, passing my written quals for my Ph.Dizzle has left me Lost in the Valley of wait, what? No studying? Oh.
So what am I supposed to do? Besides put up the tree, clean my disgusting study and ( Read more... ) -
"...because, apparently, Rivendell is a smoke-free area."
Boy, am I glad they decided to let Gandlaf smoke during Lord of the Rings.
And is anyone else incredibly amused by the fact that Jonathan Rhys-Davies is 3 inches taller than Orlando Bloom?
Anyway, the 20-hour Star Wars marathon has only impressed upon me that, as much as I love them, they are not very good films. And it has instilled in me the desire ( Read more... ) -
It's been nice, but...
I'm outta here.
See zou all soon!