January is always an iffy month for me. Usually I'm dealing with fallout from Xmas, and those of you who were with me through Joey's birth know that January 2000 was probably my biggest breakdown ever. Well, January 2006 is a rival. Stress from Jeff's family during Xmas. Then, major stuff happening with my own family of origin. It was too much ( Read more... )

All of you have heard me bitching nonstop about living in a smaller city. Well, after spending a total of a week in Sugar Land/Houston, I've decided to stop bitching so much now. I forgot that I was agoraphobic. Until, of course, I went to Memorial City Mall. Even though I was going there expressly to visit my beloved Sephora, I quickly got ( Read more... )

It's going to be 70 degrees in Houston. I haven't experienced 70 degree weather in months! I'll probably run around in a miniskirt to celebrate. And my beloved Birkenstocks ( Read more... )

Hey all. Sorry for the silence ( Read more... )

I told my class today that I was expecting an important call and that I would have my phone on. My dad called in the middle of class to tell me that the tumor is too big to safely remove and that they had to remove her entire kidney. I'm freaked out to say the least. The docs assured dad that people can live normal lives with just one kidney, ( Read more... )

Actual quote from a student's paper:

"The symbolic interactionist approach, originated by Marx Weber, a German sociologist, sees society as the product of everyday interactions between individuals".

Yes, after 4 weeks of my teaching, this is what she came up with. AARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

All of my epiphanies tend to garner the same reaction from my friends. That is, "Well, duh, Natasha". Lately, I've been thrown into a panic trying to juggle everything as well as getting into my high anxiety state of applying for this tenure track job. Today, I took a step back because of my parents. This last 6 weeks, they have dealt with a ( Read more... )

This is what I get for making fun of anyone's taste in men. But, really Boo, Jack Black ( Read more... )

They didn't even lose power.

I'm so relieved!

Okay, so I've been fairly lame at keeping you posted. I've decided that I have an addiction to the internet. It's a time suck for me, and even when I have nothing to do on the internet, I spend hours just goofing off and reading. So, instead, I'm trying to move to more productive habits. Like crocheting. And maybe cleaning the house sometimes ( Read more... )