Marc and I have been sorting through bunches o' crap. See, we are moving into a smaller place, so we must get rid of some items. For example, we have entirely too many pub glasses, mugs, and plates. I also have student work all over the place, and at this point, that is just ridiculous ( Read more... )

After some compulsory prodding of Marc on my part, we finally got off today (at the astonishingly early departure of 2:00pm) on our bus adventure. My goal was to test certain routes to HCC and UH and to assess their efficiency ( Read more... )

Marc and I have an interesting transportation situation. Marc does not own a vehicle, nor does he drive. Given our increasingly environmentally-conscious decision-making, both of us have been considering the idea of taking Metro to school. Marc's headed to HCC-Central this fall, and I'll be headed to UH. We even found great bus routes (in ( Read more... )

After the end-of-year trip, I've done a whole lot of nothing. It's been nice relaxing as much as possible. I know that things will become progressively more stressful as August 20 -- the first day of classes -- approaches ( Read more... )

I know I've been piss poor about updating my livejournal. But! the juvenile allure of sites like facebook and myspace is waning. So, I'm back... and this time, I promise.

Whoot!

I am heading to the University of Houston this fall to begin graduate work toward an M.A. and Ph.D. in United States History.  I am going to be working under Dr. Guadalupe San Miguel, who has done extensive research on the implications of Brown for Houston's Chicano population.

While there, I plan on writing an institutional history of MOO ( Read more... )

Grad school application update:

I haven't heard a damn word from any of the schools yet.  Well, I did get a "your app is complete" e-mail from two of them awhile back... but that's it.

Poo.

And I've become ridiculously neurotic about the wait...

I check my e-mail, like, 400 times a day.  And, of course, I check the "status" page, like, 800 times a day ( Read more... )

I really need to start blogging again. Poo.

I have decided that I, indeed, actually like the lyrics and arrangement of Nuestro Himno -- the "Spanish version" of the National Anthem that caused such an uproar several months ago.

It interests me that some conservatives are so hell-bent about the English language. The English language is no more part of my heritage than German and Cherokee.

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I finally...

began packing for the Florida trip.  Of course, I am supposed to be at MOO in 2-and-a-half hours.  It least it's not one hour beforehand.

I am thinking of getting a few journals from Borders before I leave.

This will, YAY!, be my first time to visit Florida.

Off to the MOO Sophomore Floridian World Showcase.

Yee-freaking-haw!