I haven't posted in awhile because relatively little has occurred. But now I've graduated, with a car and enough money that I can travel around, as well as an awesome job that leads up to grad school. Rather than migraines or stressful deadlines, I now only have to worry about which weekends are best to visit friends, the cheapest place to buy ( Read more... )

UMass Boston's Historical Archaeology program accepted me! Now to hope for monies from them, West Florida, and/or William and Mary.

Also, What Real-Life Dungeon Exploration Might Look Like is a funny look at combining archaeology with roleplaying ( Read more... )

We'll see how the next few weeks go, but I'm optimistic. Dropping my hardest class allows for more free time, so I'll move past the coasting stage in my other classes. Feeling well enough helps, too, though I still refuse to enjoy mornings. I'm looking to leave a legacy in the Anthro department in the form of student coffee, mostly so my 9 AM might ( Read more... )

Today's been a better day than usual: I managed to drive and walk a bit as well as get a good appetite going. Hopefully tomorrow I'll either feel the same, at which point I might head to an ENT, or I'll feel even better! I tend to get cocky and slip down again, so gotta avoid that ( Read more... )

Break's pretty much over, which means I'm soon off to the frigid for fun and frolic ( Read more... )

Hope everyone's enjoying the holiday! Or time off, if you're Jewish.
I managed to not see this for the two weeks it's been up:

Dead Like Me movie trailer

Dunno what Dead Like Me is? Then rent both of the short seasons, for your own good.

Neurology appointments tend to go worse than visits to a general doctor, but Friday proved the exception, as I have a new doctor: a cheerful guy rather than a House wannabe. This Dr. House, wheelchair-ridden, seemed to overcompensate for his disability by being short with patients to try and get a shit-ton done. Or else he’s just ornery, maybe from ( Read more... )

Haven't updated in awhile, mostly because not much exciting has happened: "Classes are going okay, I'm glad for coffee, distracting video games/TV shows, and the few friends I get to see ( Read more... )

The name of the city is Nahua (Aztec) for “Place near trees.” The beauty gets lost in the translation, I assure you. So did some of the trees ( Read more... )

A bit of history, as, well, it’s extra-relevant. The pre-Hispanic Tlaxcalans were among the few real threats to the Aztecs (also the Toltec), and so Cortés requested an alliance. The Tlaxcalans, however, hadn’t gotten that way by being friendly, and rather beat the crap out of the Spanish for a little while before sparing them, even according to ( Read more... )