Weekends are full of toil when you’re waiting (for the second weekend in a row) for dissertation advise to sail its way back to your inbox. Relaxation’s futile, since with something like that hanging over my head (while time ticks away) I really cannot relax. Twitch twitch twitch. So on my weekend, I just meandered [...]
My Eeeeeeeeeeeee! Er, I mean my Asus Eee Pad* Transformer tablet/tiny laptop Android computer thing. My Eee is Great Thing #3. And it’s thinner than my dissertation chapter. Eeeeeeeee was an early Christmas present from Mr. N. He knew that I had been thinking about buying myself an iPad 2 for graduation. But I didn’t [...]
Chocolate in the mail when you’re having a bad day/week/month. More specifically, this. (Photos from William-Sonoma.com, because I clearly ate most of ours before bothering to think about photos…) I love William-Sonoma Peppermint Bark. Love love love. Last week, when I was having A Particularly Bad Day, I happened to receive a box in the [...]
I’ve decided to post about a few GREAT THINGS this week, in light of last week’s really downer (but really true) post. As a brief update on that, I was able to power through my Don’t Wannas and finish the most recent changes requested, returning it to my advisor by Friday. (I actually wrote Friday’s [...]
I tweeted a similar article today; here’s the Grand Forks version. Grand Forks is the Coldest City in the Lower 48. The article says anyone who survives a winter in ND deserves an award, haha. I think a lot of people equate coldness to having a lot of snow. Did you know that isn’t true? [...]
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I really don’t get the point of the chalkboard trend. Chalkboard frames, chalkboard walls, chalkboard furniture, chalkboard drinking glasses… Yes, I *do* see the aesthetic appeal. It looks quaint and handmade. That’s really the only benefit I can give it. For children, anything you give them like that is going to be a huge mess, [...]
Today and tomorrow are lit review days. It’s amazing how far I’ve come in that regard. A few years ago, I’d moan and groan over a paper with a 20-source requirement, then struggle to find 21 sources to write about (gotta go the extra mile, you know, haha). One thing I’ve heard a lot from [...]
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Here’s what’s up. As I said on Monday, Mr. N defends his thesis next week. My only sure responsibility for this is to make sure he has a properly fitting outfit to wear, and I think I can handle that. I also have some friends coming to stay with us later in the month–they’re visiting [...]
This morning started out great. Mr. N and I went out for coffee and took a drive. Somewhere in our conversation I mentioned that I have been struggling with this ugly little bush/plant in the front yard. I wanted it gone but I have been unable to dig, pull or wedge it up out of [...]
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I have to admit…I’ve been slacking this week and last. Normally I have a ton of posts scheduled, but this week, nothing. Sure, I have a bunch of stuff written, but I need to take pictures for those posts and I simply haven’t done it yet. I’m not particularly weighed down by other obligations right [...]
Late-20s yuppie, professional techie, terminal student. I probably live farther north than you do. (