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Saturday, June 27th, 2009

My 3rd chapter draft is due on Monday. I’ve written exactly 52 words out of 3,000. Procrastination at its finest. Am still here. Just trying to dig myself out of the ever-present, self-induced hole. Anyone care to join me?

Dead Snow

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Very rarely do I ever check out The New York Times online.  Seriously – I’ve held a grudge against them ever since they were asinine enough to print spoilers (in the form of stolen copies) Harry Potter, which I consider bad form regardless of who’s doing the spoiling. Anyway, every once in a while I’ll [...]

Bitchy Boxer

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Having grown up in a military family, saying “ma’am” and “sir” was ingrained in me from a very young age.  Even though I haven’t spent any time around the military in years, I *still* say it.  It is a sign of respect that even members of the military use on a daily basis. So you [...]

Wainy Wednesday

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

It’s kind of a miserable day outside. Cold.  (Well, in the 50s.)  Rainy.  It’s one of those days I’d rather  stay curled up in bed with a cup of hot chocolate and a book.  Yesterday I splurged on a set of the UK version of the Harry Potter book.  I found most of them in [...]

Maniacal Monday

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Um…sorry for the site being down for a day or so – the upgrade to the newest version of wordpress obviously didn’t go off without a hitch.  A big thanks to DC for getting everything back up and running so quickly! Not much to report.  Currently writing my first draft of Chapter 2 – it’s [...]

At Exactly 1:12 p.m. Scotland Time…

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

I heard my first crack of thunder since I’ve been here. It was pretty loud and a bit long, giving extra-special meaning to the term “rolling thunder”. I’m hoping this means we’re in for a grand storm. I haven’t experienced a good thunder storm since I left Florida. It’s all about the small joys for [...]

I’m Confused…

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Will someone please explain to me why President Obama says “that we can’t welcome…reform that justs invests more money in the status quo – reform that throws good money after bad habits” in regards to the health care industry and yet he saw fit to throw money hand over fist at the banking and auto [...]

Weekend Ickies and Books in Bed

Monday, June 8th, 2009

Not sure what was going on this weekend, except to say I felt like absolute crap.  Saturday I was productive – had to be productive since I needed to go to Tescos for food – K.W. and I wandered around Stirling trying to decide if we were going to go to the movies that night.  [...]

The Perfect Present For Someone Who Has Everything

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Don’t you hate trying to find presents for the person who already has everything?  Like my dad who is apt to buy what he wants for himself leaving the rest of us scratching our heads for birthdays and Christmas. I don’t think 17th-century witch bottles have been the rage for quite some time. It’d be [...]

Monday’s Dilemma

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Okay, so my first chapter draft was due today.  It’s still 500 words short, essentially the worst thing I’ve ever written academically, and I have until tomorrow morning to pull it together and get it turned it.  Thank.  God.  It’s.  A.  Draft.  That’s all I’m saying. On a good note, I got a tremendous grade [...]