I do not feel like beginning my study for the old people final. I have not posted in a long time. How convenient ( Read more... )

Taking a break from my paper. I am thoroughly enamored of my new lava lamp. I sometimes think I have some autistic tendencies. I also get distracted by the falling water in the shower. How, you may ask, did I come to have a lava lamp? I will tell you. By winning the first annual costume contest at work. Only trouble is, I don't know how i ( Read more... )

It's getting that part of the semester where I realized I have to do some actual work. Actual work is not so fun. Honestly, I don't mind the research so much, but putting it all together in something like a cohesive paper is hard. I don't know why I ever thought that I belonged on the PhD track ( Read more... )

I'm six weeks behind in the world. I just found out that Madeleine L'engle died in early September. She was almost 89. It hurts me to know that such a bright soul is gone from the world. Thank God she left so much of herself in her books. I think my theology is far more Madeleinian that it is Calvinist or Augustinian. When I pick up her ( Read more... )

One of my professors had a double knee replacement surgery last summer. Before the surgery he was tottering painfully around with the help of a cane. Today I saw him walking around easily, unassisted, so I stopped by his office to ask him how his new knees were treating him. He smiled real big and told me they were great- in fact he is going ( Read more... )

We finally got our lobby floor cleaned on Friday. I don't think it's been done since the hotel opened 8 years ago. We have this light beige tile which was a lovely shade of gray/brown. This wasn't too noticeable until we ordered new rugs, which were smaller than the new rugs- so they had this lovely white border around them of tile that had been ( Read more... )

I promised a scrapbooking update, so here it is. I met Crystal at the home at 10:30, as arranged. The person we were supposed to meet was not there and did not tell anyone who we were supposed to work with. So we filled out volunteer paperwork and compiled a list of supplies (meaning Crystal made the list and I made encouraging noises). It isn' ( Read more... )

The bad first: I had an awful weekend at the hotel. The kind that makes me consider not going back. Nothing super catastrophic, just that Chinese water torture of one minor negative thing after another. If you want to hear the details of the guy who tried to get me fired because the pencil I gave him was too short, check out my post on the hotel ( Read more... )

Are there really people who believe the "I left my wallet at XYZ location and my dad will be here tomorrow with his id" story? Do I really look that stupid? This is 90% of the reason I still wear glasses instead of contacts... they make me look smart. Get out of my hotel, skanky little man. You reek of deceit.

Yesterday Trivia and I had lunch at Russo's. I'd forgotten what a great restaurant it is... from food to background music to atmosphere to service, it's one of those dining experience that just make you feel good. We had lots of good conversation too. Trivia's theory: the church is a place for Christians, so it doesn't make sense to bring non- ( Read more... )