Finals time. And trying to navigate bureaucratic bullshit for next semester at the same time. Oy.

So, the plan that came together so beautifully is that I'm engaged! Also, I couldn't be happier.

I love it when a plan comes together!

I always feel a little disoriented, not to mention guilty, when I realize I've sunk back into the academic bubble and completely lost touch with the world "outside."

Things I wish I were following more closely:

• Burma: photos of what's going on over there
• The Election
• What's going on with Blackwater? Another scandal?
• The #$^*# exchange rate! ( Read more... )

The Wild Rose
Random Brutal Love Dreamer (RBLD)

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So many academic writers just need a really good editor to shape them up...

What if this is true and the death of FIDEL FREAKING CASTRO was broken first on Perez Hilton?!

Also, it doesn't matter what the context is... that song "Breathe Me" makes me cry every goddamned time I hear it.

It's just amazing to me how much having a nice place to live, one that one really likes, can improve one's outlook on just about everything.

I woke up this morning to somewhat cool weather and the sunlight slanting in at my window at just such an angle that it felt exactly like September or early October. I had a feeling of the end of summer and the beginning of school, maybe also of Mountain Day, with it's hopes of idleness and beautiful weather. I guess the beginning of all that ( Read more... )