i am beat ( Read more... )

one down, five to go. i'm very, very nervous...

currently i'm trying very hard not to be angry with my cable company. sadly, i'm finding that hard. it seems that with every monthly bill they send, i'm on the phone trying to fix mistakes. today's call confirmed that i only owed them $2.18. when i checked my bank account, though, they had drawn $44 dollars. this was after a transaction for $ ( Read more... )

i've just read a good friend's personal statement for a grad school application, and it causes me to think about mine. not surprising since i've been working on it and my c.v. since i woke up this morning, but interesting, nonetheless. he possesses a clarity in his writing that i know can be one of my weaknesses, particularly when writing about ( Read more... )

a scream of delight burbled up in my throat, starting from my very belly. i bit my lips to hold it back and instead grinned wildly.

I D I D I T !!!!!

WOOOOOOOHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

there's a party goin' on in my heart right now! wanna join?

knitting holds my words at bay while Jeremy mutters madly in the kitchen. he excused himself midway, choosing to scan the internet rather than shout at the tv. i appreciate the move - i couldn't hear what the candidates were saying ( Read more... )

technically, i'm to be working. but the fog has rolled in, i've got a double-latte sitting besides my right hand, and i've no inclination to truly start my day.

the good news is that john has decided not to do a gigantic grant opportunity that would have pushed me beyond my limits. when he said the words, "i don't think we're going to do this ( Read more... )

joints popping and tummy sucked in, i plied and tondued with four of the new york city ballet. the slight ache in the knees in the midst each dip sent a small reminder about why it's good i stopped. a hard bit to swallow when my body sings from the joy of being in rhythm with itself again ( Read more... )

let me just be perfectly honest... i'm seriousl freakin' out about grad school applications. the list of schools that my professor just suggested i apply to...well, they're pretty big league. and the acceptance rate is 1:20. ouch. i feel like my mind is too old for this crap. i've lost too much of my agility, my memory, and my general ( Read more... )

this weekend i started fast food nation. rare is the book that challenges me to evaluate my own level of authenticity, to truly measure how well i practice what i preach. if i subscribe to my personal ethics - if i believe in the value of human life and a high standard of its condition, if i believe that the earth should be loved and that we ( Read more... )