Today I did something I intentionally didn't do yesterday, and unintentionally didn't do for the preceding years, days, and months of my life: I bought a tart pan. It has a removable bottom. *insert a joke about tart buying a tart pan here*

The less respectable version of devo, the one that inhabits a teeny-tiny portion of my insides, was jumping up ( Read more... )

I am in a bit of a foul mood, and I really don't care. My roommate traipsed in this afternoon and announced she'd been fired from her (one remaining) job, and then had the audacity to tell me she thinks we 'both need to make an effort to keep the apartment clean and she feels like she's doing all the work.'

This coming from the newly crowned Queen ( Read more... )

It was a good day.

Got through my ENTIRE lesson plan with the kids. They had a bit of fun. I think they learned something.

Then there was dinner, with wtfisjohn . It was AWESOME. I am now well-fed and relatively contented, having had my first actual meal in a few days.

Talking with friends = always good.

And now I am back to feeling empty inside. I'm about ( Read more... )

New Year's Eve 2008: I am not in Iowa. I am not at my aunt's house playing board games with relatives. I did not spend Christmas with the Mias, did not have Emily, my niece, clinging to me for her entire visit.

No. I am in Brooklyn, and I feel like my entire world is about to change. I am not too sure how I feel about that.

The good things: I have ( Read more... )

Is this the real life? 
Is this just fantasy?

Panicking a bit over apps deadlines. I suppose I should email my peeps and ask them to write letters about how wonderful they think I am. Right now I'm in a bit of an apathetic funk and just don't care about anything.

Last night I came within a sentence or two of finishing off my personal statement, or ' ( Read more... )