Oh, poor neglected LJ. Between Work #1, Work #2 (also known as "my foray back into part-time retail to make some extra cash"), and various and sundry other things, I have not written, and I feel like there's not much to write about. Lame ( Read more... )

Hello, September. I can't believe it's actually here. It's been "far away" for a long time ( Read more... )

On Monday I was lucky to attend the Rethinking Virginity Conference at Harvard. I was excited to see some women whose writing I follow online speak in person, and interested to see what people had to say about this topic that I find more frustrating and intriguing all the time.

Unfortunately I could only attend the first half of the day, due to a ( Read more... )

Today I got a phone call from the parent of a student where I work. The parent asked a question I've heard before, though usually in the summer when parents are paying the fall bill and noticing all the fees. Her student had visited a physician at the clinic where we have a contract that allows our students some free services, some services without ( Read more... )

Today at work I was stamping and signing some invoices. One was from a law firm we work with when we have "legal needs" (we are not a large enough institution to have our own legal counsel in-house). They recently reviewed a contract for my department ( Read more... )

Oh, you have no idea ( Read more... )

It's one of those weeks. At work, none of us want to be here, we're all totally burned out, and can't wait for Thanksgiving when all of our budding artistes GTFO for a few days. After work, except for last night when I did laundry (ooh, exciting!) there's something EVERY night. That's certainly not bad, but it does make for a tiring week ( Read more... )

Yesterday was the party for Olivia's ninth birthday. Apart from not being able to believe she's nine, I had a great time as usual. She did too- the kid made out like a bandit, and she was super sweet and excited about seeing everyone and all of her gifts. The big hit was a siamese fighting fish from Bret, which held Josh's interest even longer than ( Read more... )

Lately, work has been very much about parents. I spend a good part of my day answering questions for parents who call, usually questions about health insurance or immunizations for their (typically incoming freshman) students ( Read more... )

It feels weird to say that things are kind of in a lull right now, since I've been feeling incredibly busy. The nights/weekends when I have no plans have become fewer and farther between. But for some reason I still feel like things are kind of blah.

I guess maybe it's because things have kind of settled. The new job is becoming less new (but is ( Read more... )