Last Friday at approximately 12:15pm I officially completed my PhD. *wink* Finally done with school after ...oh 25 or so years!!

I love to cook. I love to eat. And I think I like to garden (the small size of my balcony makes it hard to tell ( Read more... )

Italy was a revelation. There are so many interesting stories I could share.. but I'll stick with the two most important ( Read more... )

I'm not so sure that the requisite amount of time has passed, but I think it's time for an update! (Updating the rarely used blog is an excellent means of avoidance ( Read more... )

more than 6 months since the last update. i suppose it's time to poke my head in and remind all of my lj friends that i do read your blogs (almost daily) even if i never respond (i'm a consumate lurker). it's also a good chance to let you know that i'm alive (in case any of you were seriously worried about the state of things ( Read more... )

as of yesterday morning at 11.36am I am officially advanced to candidacy for my phd. no more hoops to jump through, just a silly little dissertation to write. who knew it'd take this long to make it here, or that i'd be even more nervous after my exams than i was before them.

i think lj is trying to eat my friends page :(

I'm contemplating the demise of my LJ. It's a funny thing really-- I don't post here, but everyday, at least once a day, I come and read my "friends" page and even then I rarely post comments. I'm just not the same person I was when I first started my LJ ( Read more... )

Well it's official!! My husband has stopped sharing his political rantings with only me. He's gone ahead and decided to share them with the world, well at least that part of the world centered in Westwood, CA that reads the Daily Bruin. Here's the link: poop in the water (okay that's not the title, but -I- like the way it sounds ( Read more... )

well, in my last 'entry' i mentioned that i was moving far away from los angeles. that has changed. the husband and i are now heading back to los angeles to find somewhere new to live. i'm not sure that staying in los angeles is the best idea we've ever had, but its necessary at the moment, so off we go.