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a new semester, first publications, and a nephew--february was a fairly filled month. funny how that works out, what with it having the few...

An honest pen is hard to come by. A block often wedges itself between mind and pen. It catches the raw and revealing insight mustered ...

When the coyote trotted up, all I could manage was a wide-eyed stare. It heard her. “Lindsey. Lindsey. Lindsey, look!” My roommate, who had ...

After 8 o’clock, dinner options dwindle. The pot roast requires too much time, ratatouille takes too much work, and ordering yet another...

Rolling thunder, spontaneous crashing, a heavy fog of smoke... and have you ever noticed that it is impossible to feel like you are in any o...

I went to open the door. It was locked. I waited for the lady standing on the other side of the door to open it. She opened the door and l...

ever have the need to feel really small? feeling surrounded in a really big hug, craning your neck at the foot of a mountain, experiencing ...

the phone rang. it was the first time ever. i let it ring again. "operator" appeared on the phone screen. i picked it up mid th...

back in GR and it's been a delight. I had the house to myself when I got back, but couldn't handle being here alone at night--so I d...

funny how habits can persist despite location. i went to throw a napkin away, so i walked into the kitchen and opened the cupboard beneath t...

exams are done, and even better, the semester is done. finally. it was a long and tedious semester. with no homework assignments hanging ...

I see that people are catching on. In honor of that, I will let y'all in on the studying adventures as of late. Last night, Lindsey and...

One of the reasons i stopped posting was the overwhelming feeling that I had nothing to talk about--i got sick of writing about what was goi...

if you are reading this, you have probably figured out the hint that i am getting back on blogger. i don't know why i decided to take su...

though i risk being cliche, i feel it is acceptable to start this way: one old 1974 schwinn twinn deluxe tandem bicycle in need of repair, f...

yo check out the new pics!!! just click on the pics/link to the left and it should take you to the new gallery. these are pics from our dor...

whoa... a new post??? what ever could the special occasion be??? nothing. i just finally got my lazy facebook distracted self over to blogg...

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my oh my. my blogging frequency hasn't been this low since i first started this whole thing. i apologize to those who faithfully check ...

the first week of classes for the second semester is done... and it already feels like we've been going at it for a while. my classes a...

I'm back! Sitting rather contentedly on my futon in GRap, I'm finally getting a new post up. Interim was amazing... went to new plac...

welcome to 2009. 2008 was pretty crazy. I must say, new years last year was a lot different than new years this year. on the morning of jan...

still some hours yet in the final day of 2008 for us here in california. a gnarly amount of sinus/all around head pressure has kept me from ...

14 hours ahead of the midwest and 17 hours ahead of the west coast... that's where i currently find myself. after a super long flight, ...

i've been busy with exams... studying at panera, iHop (which contrary to what the name suggests, isn't owned by Apple), my room, the...

it is easiest to win an argument at 2am. for example: it's 2 in the morning, and my roommate vocalizes her craving for a milk shake. i s...

Sorry about that. Exams are coming up, and life has been downright busy. The snow keeps piling up and the temperature keeps going down. Clas...

snow snow snow... here are some pics of the campus covered in snow. my favorite is the headless snow man. then the last two pics are pictu...

i woke up to a bright white morning... a thick layer of snow was sticking to nearly everything (or not sticking in the case of the clumps of...

well well well. i must say--i had a fantastic thanksgiving. i have never eaten so much dessert in my life. pumpkin pie, pumpkin cheesecak...