Long story short...Erik managed to get us a private tour of the carillon bells in Duke Chapel tower - he knows how much I love the daily 5pm bells. After he showed us all the bells and the carillon, the carillon-player suggested, offhand, that we could take the steps up to the top of the tower while he played the bells ( Read more... )

Seems like a long time...

<3

(February 5th, 2007)
“I stand at the dunes, but I dream of the ocean.”

It's only January 2nd - I'm not late on this year's entry! :) Though it seems my LJ has been reduced to the annual resolution posting/reflection. Hmmm.

( First, a reflection on 2007 )

Establishment clause? Huh? What's that ( Read more... )

...to me!!! 23!! :)

(ahahaha I just typed "32" by accident and scared myself)

They gave me a Duke ID card. With my picture on it ( Read more... )

The situation: Three of my best possibilities for homes for Pro while I'm at Duke have fallen through. And when I say fallen through, I mean that I've spent $$$/time to make a DVD for Michigan lady and then never heard from her again, spent time showing him to friends of the girl from Concord who called me the night before her visit and canceled ( ( Read more... )

I visited Duke today. I think it made this surreal situation a little more real. A little. Lisa (Dr. Linnenbrink?) was wonderfully sweet as always - I think I have the best advisor in the world. And everyone tells me she's the best, too. She's so welcoming and understanding and relaxingly nice! And so is Corrine, the director of TIP who will ( Read more... )

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Tonight was the interview/dinner/schmoozing with the graduate students. Fun, and they were all very nice, but draining. I grew tired of having to answer which professors I want to work with, what my research interests are, and introducing myself to people. Tomorrow will be a living hell. Breakfast is at 8:30am (why such an ungodly hour?!) and ( Read more... )