Motivation, I haz none. Which for once isn't actually a bad thing - for the last 5 days or so my schedule has worked out to be a day off every other day, which meant I've been able to spread out my cleaning spree a bit and get everything done (well, almost. Dishes are an unending job, alas, and I still have a load of laundry to be taken care of ( Read more... )

( A message exchange between one of my old roommates and myself )

( Fall pictures under here - not slow-connection friendly )

Alright, so, a few things from this last week.

1 - I am officially doing an independent study based on what I gleaned from looking at dirt all summer. Technical name for the course - Research in Paleolimnology. Plan is to present a poster at the Annual Wisconsin Geology Conference in mid-October. Cool ( Read more... )

Yesterday Dad invited me home for some grilled ribs, and who am I to resist free food? Invited Haley along for the ride, too, since she had been craving steak for a few days and thought ribs might take the edge off a bit. My parents happily accepted her as one of the family and spent most of the afternoon telling her stories and giving her a bit ( Read more... )

Spent the last two days in my room trying to distract myself from all the issues I can't really control. I've managed for the most part - thank god for books and fluffy fan fictions - but sometimes they still manage to sneak up on me ( Read more... )

We were able to sleep in! Finally! Yay us! I got up at 9:30ish, and Manda got up around 11. Of course, that might because we went to the dance club last night. Yay dancing! Also, I beat Manda at pool! Only because she knocked in the 8 ball, though. Still, go me ( Read more... )

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Note to self - never eat a Funnel Cake again ( Read more... )