Well, I presented my first conference paper on Friday and it went well, I do believe. I felt as though I was taken seriously, and that was my primary concern, really ( Read more... )

After over a month of waiting, I've been informed that the beautiful ruffled and buckled La Redoute skirt of destiny that I ordered will not be arriving. Ever. Because they "sold" one to me without checking to see if they had enough. And they don't. There are none on eBay. Foiled again!

My printer of five years has finally gone mad and refuses to print magenta or yellow, no matter how I poke and prod it. They always die when you need them, too. I suppose it's time for a new one, then.

I can't believe we missed this, but a week ago in Knoxville, a gunman shot up Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church with a 12-gauge. Two were killed, seven injured. Miraculously, no children were wounded, despite the fact that the congregation had gathered to watch the children put on a play. The gunman was subdued by members of the ( Read more... )

All of my good mugs have just fallen off of the wall when one of the nails holding up the mug rack failed. Of course, the mugs that we have purchased almost all survived, but my best handmade mugs, including, most tragically, one that I painted when I was five, have been horribly shattered ( Read more... )

Who feels like vomiting? I didn't, and yet: behold, the worst thing I've read in ages. Weekly Standard, keep your mitts off the Field Museum or I will be forced to perform some ritual sacrifice on your man-tackle.

Alright, here is the story. I ordered a dress for the handfasting for myself from some hippies. These hippies neglected to mention that the dress pictured was not the only color available and so I did not specify that I wanted that color particularly. Now, we know that I love black, but it's not exactly the right color for a handfasting. So... I ( Read more... )

My last day of undergraduate classes ever and, quite frankly, a not-so-good one. My food poisoning has not entirely dissipated, making it impossible for me to eat comfortably. Not eating = no nutrition = not getting better. Oy vey ( Read more... )

My defense has been rescheduled to 4:20. This makes me the last presenter and lumps all of the Andean folk together (i.e. EVERYBODY OTHER THAN ME ( Read more... )

I am back to about 75%. I was feeling wonderful when I woke up but then decided that since I was feeling great, I could eat some breakfast.

INCORRECT.

I learned my lesson, however, and am planning on skipping lunch. Am at work and will go to class.

In other news, kind of exciting stuff is happening in the House of Legislation. ( Is that... could it be... an inkling of SANITY? )