I got stepped on by a horse. A big horse. It hurt. I'm gonna stick to the smaller horses, rather than going to help out the big bad Baron, a Canadian Thoroughbred ( Read more... )

I was extremely nervous before going to the SPIE conference, as well as losing the motivation to complete my project. Going to the conference seemed to have completely fixed that. It was not at all what I imagined. There were some very intelligent and interesting presentations. I got to meet and talk with the author of a paper I commonly ( Read more... )

Why are breaks between quarters never nearly as relaxing as they should be?
( I'm cutting this, because its gonna be long. )

I had a really good weekend in New Jersey. I got to dress up and be girly and I got to spend time with Ben's family. I really do like them and I am starting to feel very comfortable there, which I think is a very good thing. And I was told something that really made me feel good and even more sure of everything. I did miss Bogie though. Even Ben ( Read more... )

1. Bogie has finally come to accept the fact that he should not be eating bread-type products he finds while on a walk. He found an intact pizza crust and picked it up. I said "NO!" He dropped the pizza crust, looked at it longingly, and walked away. Since they, he has walked by pieces of bread, roll, and pizza crust, without even second look. ( Read more... )

I now wholeheartedly agree that reading comprehension is an issue in this country.

There is one benefit to being sick in the Caribbean with nothing to do, no puppy to walk, and no one to hang out with ( Read more... )

I don't think I've slept without Bogie for a year until last night. Tough. It is a very different kind of heartache. I've got the other kind of missing-someone-heartache too.

So I suppose its time for a bit of an update ( Read more... )

It was not the greatest day. Stuff was wrong at work/school, but no biggie. I'd get it done. It was even looking up for a while! I got out of class half an hour early, which means I'd get home half an hour early, walk and feed the bogster half an hour early, eat dinner half an hour early, start work half an hour early, and possibly go to bed half ( Read more... )