Tuesday already-- this visit has gone pretty quickly so far. I got in Friday night about 9, which was…. um, shall we say… rather more quickly than I should have arrived, and certainly more quickly than I expected to arrive. The trip was totally uneventful, which is a wonderful thing. I listened to a Southern Sisters mystery audio book, which I find ( Read more... )

I finally had my presentation this morning. Damn, I'm glad that's over. I kinda blew off preparing for it, honestly, except for reading the paper over two or three times. I emailed her the paper yesterday, and boy, I could tell it. It was about half discussion, as opposed to presentation like everyone else did. Which was okay, I think. She said she ( Read more... )

For some unknown reason I feel like I finished something today, even though I didn't do my presentation and didn't turn in my paper. Wait, maybe because it was my last class for this degree? Yep. Must be it. I do have the tremendous advantage of seeing everyone else's presentations, and made a few notes. I was almost ready to turn my paper in today ( Read more... )

Saturday was a great event. If I hadn't been so exhausted I could have used another hour or two to shop and look around the displays more than I did. I pretty much focused on C&I and judging.

I was most particularly pleased with the display table by harleenquinzell and zihuatenejo. I don't even have to specify which half of zihuatenejo because both of 'em displayed stuff. ( Read more... )

What an absolutely wonderful day: both halves of zihuatanejo and I went to the beach. The weather was all you could ask for-- sunny and 70's. We did all the clasic things I love to do there: we ate at El's (I had an oyster burger- next time remind me to tell 'em to hold the ketchup) and visited Fort Macon State Park-- both the fort and the beach. Lots of ( Read more... )

I hate the day after travel. I feel like.... well, I want to say "like I have a hangover" but it isn't painful. Lethargic, unfocused, unsettled. I feel like I should sleep but I'm not sleepy; nothing sounds good to eat, and everything I've tried so far leaves me wishing I hadn't. I"m glad I got the required readings done for tonight's class, though ( Read more... )

I've been remiss, I know. Bad scribe. No biscuit. All I can say is, depression sucks. And having said, "All I can say is..." I'll leave it at that ( Read more... )

The upcoming (tomorrow) trip to KY will be a short one-- just for the funeral. All sorting of household items and furniture will be delayed until later. Wahoo! Yea, team! I'll be coming back on Sunday. And we may be staying in Barbourville, which is about an hour further south than Richmond, so it's a shorter drive. Wahoo indeed ( Read more... )

I went to Kentucky over the weekend, and boy, was it a trip. Lately my trips up there have been swift and relatively uneventful. I'm happy to report that this one was completely uneventful, but geez. It took me a half hour longer than usual to drive-- and that's each way. It rained all the way up on Friday- mostly just a drizzle requiring the ( Read more... )

Another too-long delay between posts. Sigh. How on earth to balance between doing something to write about and having time to write? It’s kind of like working overtime so you have extra money but then not having time to enjoy it ( Read more... )