I hear from the crazy woman who was stalking me last November (of whom I saw neither hide nor hair for months and months, and who now seems to have calmed down quite a lot [eta: and has formally -- or, as formally as one can over e-mail -- apologized for that whole episode, huzzah]) that her housemate had the same result as I had, i.e. passed but ( Read more... )

I sang at a memorial service on Thursday, with a group comprised of members of The Big Choir that I'm in.  The service was for a woman who had been a member of that choir for more than 40 years, and died last month, after a struggle with cancer, at the age of 83.  Of course it was very sad -- and I was surprised, actually, by how sad I found it, ( Read more... )

this morning's dream was about traveling -- i was on a bus on the way to the airport (possibly along with a bunch of school kids?), going to catch a plane to south africa.  datlowen was there, too, but i didn't notice this until i saw that i was sitting next to E from curling, who died six weeks ago.  he was right there, laughing, and datlowen and i looked at each ( Read more... )

• e-mail from my dad included the following item ( from the local news: )

man, it is cool to have one's geekery be in demand.  i spent close to eight hours today going well, sure, that transcription matches that recording, but who pronounces contribute like that?!, and knowing i was going to be paid for it.

[wu:wfʌkInhu:w], if you'll allow me to say so ( Read more... )

( IV 1-16 )

doesn't need explaining, does it?

anyone know (and feel it's appropriate to tell) what, if anything, is up with rowanfairchild?

[eta: bethbethbeth knows, in case you happen to see this before you see her entry.]

I'm vaguely sad -- not about my own course, but about the fact that other people are unhappy in theirs. I must admit that my vicarious sadness is due partly to the worry that people I like might quit school and leave me, and then I'd be short two friends more than I'd already have been given the fact that a percentage of my friends in college are ( Read more... )

1. i'm sorry. (all readers whose very first reactions were "for what?" may safely assume that was not directed at them.)

2. i grew up in a room that was quite small -- possibly as small as half the size of the room i'm in now -- but didn't have heat in the room, since the heat register was out on the landing. so my whole life, i was accustomed ( Read more... )