As much as I hate political ads on TV back home, I prefer them to having the candidates spend the week before the election driving around in loudspeaker trucks. At least I can always turn the TV off, you know ( Read more... )

Anyone who knows me knows this is the part of this whole ordeal that I loathe thinking about. It's not a blissful kind of ignorance by any means, but it does allow me to be functional most of the time. One day a year probably isn't enough to do this subject justice, but it's the least I can do. I'm never going to understand why I'm such a threat ( Read more... )

Finally got back to some physical activity besides walking this weekend. I went out for about a 6-mile paddle with my family yesterday. My elbow is only a little sore today, so I think I'm on the mend just fine. I'd know more, but they've pushed my PT appointment off a month(!) because the doc had to call out and cancel all her appointments, and ( Read more... )

Four days mostly incommunicado. I do love these little breaks ( Read more... )

Good news on the application front. I was finally able to get ahold of my last recommendation writer, my supervisor from last year. I had to track down his cell phone number and call him in Korea. Fortunately, I remember the school schedule and was able to call during a break time. Somehow email I send just never gets there, and I've tried from ( Read more... )

Sometimes a girl just needs a break. Socializing is good, but I think I may have overdone it this week.

Wednesday I had dinner with annaonthemoon and met her boyfriend.

Thursday I had dinner with ceitfianna and met her boyfriend ( Read more... )

Walking to work could get really chilly if the weather stays like this. Last I heard it's 25 degrees out there. When I stopped for gas on the way in today I couldn't get my car window open because it was frozen shut. Brr ( Read more... )

It's bad enough stores had their Christmas stuff on display before Halloween, but I'm used to that idea. Secular Christmas is all about the merchandising, after all. But I didn't believe the billboard I saw on 95 today. "Sunny 104.5 FM: All Holiday Music!" Surely they couldn't mean already? Is there even enough holiday music to last the next ( Read more... )

I am so done with commuting. Just one more month ( Read more... )

I feel some writing coming on. Non-fiction. I'm not sure yet if it will be for the public. I just have this feeling that if I don't put pen to paper, I'm going to explode.

I also really, really need to spar. Anyone?