tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221040802024-03-07T01:22:03.680-08:00Are we there yet?This has been a heck of a year so far...Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.comBlogger425125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-29639945937578986702010-09-30T09:10:00.000-07:002010-09-30T09:15:08.717-07:00I have a secretI have a secret. One that I usually am very successful at hiding from the world but in the past two weeks, I have been unable to hold in it anymore. <br /><br />I am a klutz. <br /><br />No, really. This was brought home to me this morning when A) I pulled my curtain rod off the wall (oh THAT's why you're suppose to use those plastic anchor thingies) B) I broke the tip off my razor blade in the holder tool and C) as I was wrapping the spent razor in masking tape, I realized that the skin was flaking off my fingers from where I burned myself last week.<br /><br />Oh yeah, did I mention I picked up a straight-from-the-oven glass corningwear lid last Sunday? Worst fingers in the world to get blisters on - your thumb and middle finger. You do a lot with those suckers. <br /><br />Do over please.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-29057047864803268332010-04-27T09:33:00.001-07:002010-04-27T09:35:24.979-07:00CrapI messed up. I accidentally left several items off of my syllabus - like excused vs. unexcused absences, not accepting late work and other such class room management policies - oh, and my rule about no cell phones. And now it is causing all sorts of problems.<br /><br />I have just not been a good professor this semester. And I just want it to be over. Today marks two more weeks of school, counting finals. It cannot end soon enough for me.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-90256848473948531122010-04-22T14:59:00.000-07:002010-04-22T15:01:41.978-07:00Give an Inchand they will freakin' try to take you for everything.<br /><br />I don't play that way.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-11548002757786259712010-04-21T21:00:00.001-07:002010-04-21T21:00:54.590-07:00Random ThoughtI want a doughnut. Maple bar please.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-35017534673671705162010-03-28T17:03:00.000-07:002010-03-28T17:05:12.403-07:00Um<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQ5ONqQEzG9yEs4OAVfwU_PPknSsHpxrUdspc5gsublavPL3WpTjTGNMqHds7elgWbFM0lZ2yWUuqZGkNj5NAIktXeVXUdAG60XDzsrvrx2Fh1qljoiMGbnDxyCXIyIlt34U05Q/s1600/nyquil.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQ5ONqQEzG9yEs4OAVfwU_PPknSsHpxrUdspc5gsublavPL3WpTjTGNMqHds7elgWbFM0lZ2yWUuqZGkNj5NAIktXeVXUdAG60XDzsrvrx2Fh1qljoiMGbnDxyCXIyIlt34U05Q/s400/nyquil.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453839895773707202" /></a>"New Improved Taste" is actually true. Not bad Nyquil, not bad.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-41406919990744178952010-03-21T14:52:00.000-07:002010-03-21T14:54:12.433-07:00I PonderI have been thinking for a while that I need to be a better friend. As much as I love playing around on FB and am busy with being a professor (Esp. since I procrastinate so I am slammed with work at the last minute), there is no excuse to pick up the phone and call the friends I don't get to see on a regular basis and say "hi." <br /><br />It's that easy, so why am I not doing it more often?Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-69758401482012895272010-02-28T11:46:00.000-08:002010-02-28T11:48:39.868-08:00PhD Application ResultsResults:<br /><br />New Mexico: Yes with funding<br /><br />Washington State: Yes with funding<br /><br />Illinois: No<br /><br />That works.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-42522726921116574742010-02-06T12:11:00.001-08:002010-02-06T12:33:39.010-08:00PhD ApplicationsWelp, hope springs eternal. I was so tired and overwhelmed this past semester that I did not even start looking at applications until January 1 rolled around. So, I was only able to complete 3 applications. Good news is, two of them were first pick schools. I have submitted applications for:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_vav9j3CJ269oyxLvJbN-AlyEIS1N9YQUcbNgjEvU8oZtMQvtine2yuwFg_TfoFpIcNcVijLdZpRO4vYIHoBldl1-JxhMNjfSeHR2YPJbPFenKi4od9i9znB0AhyHgYLKSopow/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_vav9j3CJ269oyxLvJbN-AlyEIS1N9YQUcbNgjEvU8oZtMQvtine2yuwFg_TfoFpIcNcVijLdZpRO4vYIHoBldl1-JxhMNjfSeHR2YPJbPFenKi4od9i9znB0AhyHgYLKSopow/s400/images.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435227014937867586" /></a>University of New Mexico at Albuquerque<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij067-Fmn5KQ6S5PlI3o4Q9rQgZ8uOTW1tC0aDvSE2dSUH94all-PZ-SVZyjlJyKWDnni6lecRCavy5Q2aJhpBlMKu1VMHrhrRaFlK3Wnve9fMFfBcx9p0pu6OrmOab1i1BiLk3Q/s1600-h/images-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 65px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij067-Fmn5KQ6S5PlI3o4Q9rQgZ8uOTW1tC0aDvSE2dSUH94all-PZ-SVZyjlJyKWDnni6lecRCavy5Q2aJhpBlMKu1VMHrhrRaFlK3Wnve9fMFfBcx9p0pu6OrmOab1i1BiLk3Q/s400/images-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435227007617787842" /></a>Washington State University (in Pullman)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TpHJD7AKAgMrqmi6iJIQ9TZ6kIJYZZcgaWVMEjkddpIaTi9Pofa9aHsCuhpIzVk3yIFZLrsxh2Ri6Qnbb4vKNGHsan5pnGkptr7BekD-W-LX4IgbRjFbT8lEtMhLd8AuzxdTWA/s1600-h/images-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 115px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TpHJD7AKAgMrqmi6iJIQ9TZ6kIJYZZcgaWVMEjkddpIaTi9Pofa9aHsCuhpIzVk3yIFZLrsxh2Ri6Qnbb4vKNGHsan5pnGkptr7BekD-W-LX4IgbRjFbT8lEtMhLd8AuzxdTWA/s400/images-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435226997734742802" /></a>University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign<br /><br />This is my third (yes, you read that right) time applying to Illinois so it is my long shot school. Yes, I know the weather is horrible but there are several faculty members who I would adore to work with in my studies.<br /><br />Washington State was recommended to me by the graduate advisor of my master's program. It is my second choice since I actually don't know much about the program although it sounds good and I would actually only be 5 hours away from my sister. So, it has its perks.<br /><br />New Mexico is my absolute first choice school. There are several faculty members I would love to work with, including a woman who's 1998 article changes the direction of my studies when I read it my second year of grad school. I wish I would have emphasized that in my letter of interest but c'est la vie. I also have a friend already in the PhD program there who I would love to be around again, she pushes me to be better. And my other dear friend who is sadly living way too far away in Half Moon Bay right now (miss you!) also applied. I am hoping we both get in so I can roll with a super cool posse again. Plus, to be frank, New Mexico would be better weather and it is a higher probability that some of my friends from Cali would actually come out to visit.<br /><br />And, the president of my alma mater (where I currently teach part time) has a 'dear friend' in charge of the Master's program there and the president offered to shoot her an email to mention she knows me and that I would make a great addition to their program! How this came about is another story for another day but hey, I will take any help I can get. Even though the friend is not on the selection committee, the faculty has to talk right? Just like how I got my jobs this past year, getting into a PhD program is all about who you know. <br /><br />So, my dream scenario is that I get accepted to two programs and get to fly out to meet the people and check out the campuses and then have to make a choice. But frankly, getting accepted to one program would be enough for me.<br /><br />Fingers crossed.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-24430637337073449722010-02-02T22:39:00.000-08:002010-02-02T22:42:29.796-08:00Woo Hoo!Today at the gym, interspersed among the other crap I had to suffer through, I was able to do three sets of 15 pushups with out taking a break before number 15. That's with my feet up on the bench too.<br /><br />Yeah, okay, I struggled with the last 5 on the last set but I didn't stop.<br /><br />That's a first for me and a far cry from when I first started and couldn't make it to 5 on the first set. <br /><br />I am learning not to hate pushups.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-67013867475512332002010-01-25T22:21:00.001-08:002010-01-25T22:27:29.363-08:00PandoraI have been contemplating a lot of different topics to post here but have not had the time/energy. I will probably get back in the swing of things soon. Some of the topics include:<br /><br />New Year, New Goal<br />Product Reviews<br />PhD Applications (yes, again)<br />Teaching<br />Baking<br /><br />In the meantime, I leave you with this question:<br /><br />How come when I marked I liked "Piece of Me" by Britney Spears in Pandora, the background advertisement switched to Pepto-Bismol?Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-10247197528905365072009-12-14T09:20:00.000-08:002009-12-14T09:21:03.330-08:00Yahoo AstrologyVirgo - "You need to push yourself hard today -- discipline usually comes naturally to you, but for now, it takes all you've got just to get out of bed! Once you get moving, inertia should keep you going."<br /><br />Ugh, so true today.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-31263116393801974652009-12-11T00:47:00.000-08:002009-12-11T00:56:35.732-08:00Finals CDFor the last two years, I have created a CD to listen to during Finals week, usually by hitting random in iTunes. Tonight is the night that I burned a CD for finals. This year, I was listening to my iPod on shuffle while grading and liked what I heard. So I wrote down the list and made a playlist. Here is what is on the CD:<br /><br />1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Across the Universe Soundtrack<br />2. Again - Lenny Kravitz Greatest Hits<br />3. Absolutely Not [Chanel Cox Mix] - Deborah Cox<br />4. Opium - Marcy Playground<br />5. One Day In Your Life [Almighty Club Mix] - Anastacia<br />6. She's Countrywide [Digijuan Mix]<br />7. Sweetest Goodbye - Maroon 5<br />8. Wednesday - Tori Amos<br />9. Mr. Brighside [Jacques Lu Cont Thin White Duke Mix] - The Killers<br />10. Muhammad My Friend - Tori Amos<br />11. Silent House - Dixie Chicks<br />12. Feel the Quiet River Rage - Live<br /><br />Gonna listen to this on the way into work tomorrow.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-29576116308439248322009-12-06T17:06:00.000-08:002009-12-06T17:25:42.469-08:00A Sad ReminderI just found out that my great aunt Julia tore out half of her journal page for this past Thursday, she didn't want to remember the funeral. She also called her younger sister and left a message, not knowing why my grandmother didn't pick up. 97 and she is the last of the five Godoy sisters alive.<br /><br />My mom's cousin Sally is responsible for reminding her mother that my grandma is gone. Sally also told my mom that when she told great aunt Julia, aunt Julia cried and said, "Not my baby sister. Why did she leave me?" <br /><br />Great aunt Julia has been in great shape up until this past April when she fell and broke her hip. Since then, she has been confined to a bed at a rehabilitation hospital. My parents say that she is still as cheerful as always but that you can see her mental agility declining since she has no stimulation like she did when she was living with her daughter Sally. But still, if I am as healthy as great aunt Julia is at 97, I will consider myself blessed. <br /><br />Here are two pictures of the sisters together. In the first photo, great aunt Julia is on the right and my grandmother is on the left.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9m0PWlm9kFV-LLxVxSfboJpG40asZR_TV1c8xDp5Yfvs1oRb7Qa84to5EC22-sviU5iwBQWoALXnlSjp6d5ayaow1mmuBrLy4ydJb543_UY-pIegSa4l51ojtrApygQJ4UF-U_w/s1600-h/Grandma_0014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9m0PWlm9kFV-LLxVxSfboJpG40asZR_TV1c8xDp5Yfvs1oRb7Qa84to5EC22-sviU5iwBQWoALXnlSjp6d5ayaow1mmuBrLy4ydJb543_UY-pIegSa4l51ojtrApygQJ4UF-U_w/s400/Grandma_0014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412298459419123618" /></a>A more recent photo of great aunt Julia and grandma<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTmRJtCY_FIMNsa43zoIkTaMUGS_uWEdhUWkqlvSe1BwGq17C39jEsxD3aiUrGzmF3OHma9vUvDb51PUsQQDjFlMtdj5fRfesfc_U4wtgwnP1yk1hVHYpKnXX1hMnwEDo9-qCsQ/s1600-h/Grandma_0034.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTmRJtCY_FIMNsa43zoIkTaMUGS_uWEdhUWkqlvSe1BwGq17C39jEsxD3aiUrGzmF3OHma9vUvDb51PUsQQDjFlMtdj5fRfesfc_U4wtgwnP1yk1hVHYpKnXX1hMnwEDo9-qCsQ/s400/Grandma_0034.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412296936570608146" /></a>Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-4095620680120816162009-11-25T08:37:00.000-08:002009-11-25T08:41:06.121-08:00Kids These DaysSo, one of my cousins very excitedly posted that two of her cousins had babies yesterday, one on each side of her family. The poor kids' names?<br /><br />Talon River<br /><br />Hayden Michael<br /><br /><br />Okay, I was not crazy about Hayden (our mutual new <i>sobrino</i> but considering which cousin it was, I'm not surprised. Afterall, her older boy's name is Justice and this cousin has always been a bit drama prone. But Talon River???<br /><br />Either his mom reads way too many romance novels or she expects he will become a porn star. Poor kid is going to be saddled with the question, "Wait, are you serious?" for the rest of his life.<br /><br />Ew.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-36998207228745865092009-11-24T21:35:00.000-08:002009-11-24T21:37:14.144-08:00The Status That Didn't Make it to FBM C is going to change to remove the smell of defeat that clings to her work clothes.<br /><br />FMLMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-25663078369194937622009-11-07T00:12:00.000-08:002009-11-07T00:14:06.283-08:00Goody Two ShoesINSTRUCTIONS:<br />1. Put your iPod or other music player on shuffle.<br />2. For each question, press the NEXT button to get your answer.<br />3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!<br /><br /><br />If someone says “Is this okay” you say?<br />Intuition - Jewel<br /><br />What would best describe your personality?<br />Jump - Madonna<br /> <br />What do you like in a boy?<br />Mi Vida es Cantar – Celia Cruz<br /> <br />What is your life’s purpose?<br />Bliss – Tori Amos<br /><br />What is your motto?<br />Cruel – Tori Amos<br /> <br />What do your friends think of you?<br />D.A.N.C.E. - Justice<br /> <br />What do you think about often?<br />Waiting for you - Seal<br /> <br />What is 2+2?<br />Torn - Creed<br /> <br />What do you think of your best friend?<br />Somersault – Zero 7<br /> <br />What is your life story?<br />Quimbara – Celia Cruz<br /> <br />What do you want to be when you grow up?<br />Sympathy – Jane’s Addiction<br /> <br />What do you think when you see the person you like?<br />Popular – Darren Hayes<br /> <br />What do your parents think of you?<br />Soul – Matchbox Twenty<br /> <br />What will you dance to at your wedding?<br />Something More – Train<br /> <br />What will they play at your funeral?<br />Lola’s Theme - Shapeshifters<br /> <br />What is your hobby/interest?<br />If I Fell – Evan Rachel Wood<br /> <br />What is your biggest secret?<br />Say I - Creed<br /> <br />What do you think of your friends?<br />Eyes Like Yours – Shakira<br /> <br />What is the worst thing that could happen?<br />Wake Up Alone – Amy Winehouse<br /> <br />How will you die?<br />She’s on Fire - Train<br /> <br />What is the one thing you regret?<br />Love on my Mind – The Freemasons<br /><br />What makes you laugh?<br />It Doesn’t Really Matter – George Michael<br /> <br />What makes you cry?<br />Blue Skies – BT feat. Tori Amos<br /> <br />Will you ever get married?<br />The End – The Beatles<br /> <br />What scares you the most? <br />Last Dance – Sarah McLachlan<br /><br />Does anyone like you?<br />Older – George Michael<br /><br />If you could go back in time, what would you change? <br />Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley<br /><br />What hurts right now?<br />Soul Free – George Michael<br /> <br />What will you post this as?<br />Goody Two Shoes – Adam AntMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-61895539935812702692009-11-04T00:00:00.001-08:002009-11-04T00:00:58.541-08:00Yahoo AstrologyYour communication requires greater finesse today -- and while you've certainly got the chops for it, you may not have the patience! Choose your words with care of stay entirely silent.<br /><br />Ummm, this is interesting. Yeah, totally my day. Booo! Some days my Tuesdays really feel like Mondays.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-9186600058346768262009-10-28T09:51:00.001-07:002009-10-28T09:59:06.655-07:00M needs...So, I posted a version of this on FB, but used Bing for that one. Here is the real google search.<br /><br />1. to reveal her true identity to him but is concerned about the consequences – not only for herself but also her colleagues.<br /><br />2. to be stopped now before anyone else is taken advantage of from her deceitful web of lies.<br /><br />3. more than a Band-Aid to patch up the hole in her career(which would be pretty damn funny), but I'm whipped.<br /><br />4. for her treatments and doctors visits. <br /><br />5. A ROOMIE!!!<br /><br />6. some costume ideas.<br /><br />7. now. <br /><br />8. to be sitting on my face. (sigh, the trials of having the same first name as a supermodel. I won't even tell you what I find on a google image search)<br /><br />9. to come visit me at my. Cage, its a littel small, but it has a great view of timurs, computer chair.<br /><br />10. my home <br /><br />11. food badly.<br /><br />12. to go to bed right now!!!<br /><br />13. to tell him what really happened, but will he listen?<br /><br />14. to accept that no one is self-sufficient all the time, and to be gentler with her "childish" emotional needs<br /><br />15. some better role models than her Rio cousins Bettina and Bianca Haegler who are above high maintainance<br /><br />I like number 14.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-89697280595949479632009-10-27T17:47:00.000-07:002009-10-27T17:57:19.862-07:00LifeThis week, I received two pieces of news that made me incredibly sad. <br /><br />On Monday I found out that a retired professor in the Chicana/o Studies department was killed in an auto accident on Friday. I did not have the opportunity to work with her professionally but I did meet her and liked her immensely. I remember her as sharp witted and very kind. It is shocking to hear news of someone who passes so quickly and unexpectedly. The outpouring of remembrance and shock being expressed via email through the department, college of humanities and professional organization we all belong to is sad and bittersweet at the same time.<br /><br />This morning, my mom received an email. My cousin found out that she has a 1 cm tumor in her breast. Yes, its the big C. I am trying to think positive and remember that she has good medical coverage but I am frightened for her and her family - especially her daughters who are on the verge of becoming teenagers. We are all praying for the best and trying to honor her wishes to not talk about it but this is scary. Now on to treatment and the whole family rallying to help with meals and watching the girls as she embarks on medical treatment.<br /><br />Both bring the frailty and mortality of humankind to the forefront of my consciousness. Life is so precious, we must make every effort to enjoy and appreciate each moment.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-55421955637382376512009-09-09T07:56:00.001-07:002009-09-09T08:02:17.897-07:00Settling InYesterday was my first complete long day. I teach at 8 am, 2 pm and 7 pm on Tuesdays, which means I wake up at 5:30 and return home shortly for the night a little after 10. I have now met all my classes. <br /><br />We shall see how the semester goes. I have been off to a little bit of a rough start at both Universities, both because I had trouble with the HR systems and because I didn't prep my classes well. I'm playing catch up. I am in a HR orientation meeting today (Or else I would just be waking up now instead of being on campus already - trust me) and then will spend the rest of the day prepping for my 8 am Thursday class and also the Friday class. Tonight will be prepping for the 2 pm class. I really have to buckle down and finish prepping all four classes this weekend - no messing around. There are assignments coming up that I have yet to write or update and the students need the information so they are not doing the work at the last minute due to my slacking rather than their own slacking (hey, I'm being optimistic here).<br /><br />Anywho, back to work for me.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-465629097367858612009-09-06T09:34:00.000-07:002009-09-06T09:37:48.906-07:00September Horoscope"Everyone always has something good going on in a chart, indicated by the position of Jupiter, the planet of gifts and luck. <b>Jupiter is protecting your ability to find work if necessary (say, if you have been unemployed, or if you own your own business and want new clients).</b> You seem to really enjoy what you do, so if the drama in your life gets to be too much to bear this month, throw yourself into your work for a little quiet relief. It's clear that at the office, others will appreciate your efforts."<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCLHTr7xPIpCC2ptCycbLLsK1ODMxohTEFC2HmsJtZC2LbXdHykshVxTYuKCYT3s1zCoVtRUJEtSw5Jo7-Q7NrKBnWSZAmk5xTRIwSTcCf0yM_McCwaIMij6xP3E2xJMxlO5PqMQ/s1600-h/jupiter_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCLHTr7xPIpCC2ptCycbLLsK1ODMxohTEFC2HmsJtZC2LbXdHykshVxTYuKCYT3s1zCoVtRUJEtSw5Jo7-Q7NrKBnWSZAmk5xTRIwSTcCf0yM_McCwaIMij6xP3E2xJMxlO5PqMQ/s400/jupiter_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378394412334925138" /></a>From: <a href="http://astrologyzone.com/forecasts/monthly/virgo_full.php">AstrologyZone.com</a><br /><br />Boy - was that ever accurate.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-52138731168310137052009-08-25T22:36:00.000-07:002009-08-25T22:37:22.800-07:00First Day of School - Complete!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJ7VtpRKTtBIrOZF4hpFEfQ-dDmD6rBCUiGWY5M6otuE-9qGIcC_OT87ES6RjIQi0MbakT4uhd5JpTWoUNwk0z80d64DuF1FqddhCJ-hbJxgGoOD1oAVZbqgbtQLeoMQNfUsqoA/s1600-h/funny-pictures-cat-sleeps-on-homework.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJ7VtpRKTtBIrOZF4hpFEfQ-dDmD6rBCUiGWY5M6otuE-9qGIcC_OT87ES6RjIQi0MbakT4uhd5JpTWoUNwk0z80d64DuF1FqddhCJ-hbJxgGoOD1oAVZbqgbtQLeoMQNfUsqoA/s400/funny-pictures-cat-sleeps-on-homework.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374142345829437058" /></a>Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-21256780721385166752009-08-24T15:23:00.000-07:002009-08-24T15:26:42.765-07:00Woot!I have to say, I have been overwhelmed by the birthday wishes I have received today. FB came through for me....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBTAnZq4U1zsPPQKxjm4Y9hRCcJF5Zbyyl_8haczU_97UZCETb5re9kPgGYJKH4G6gCZMZXSO72PoUeBa1J6hb7ED424xTxkq551j4X4kuPE68_HOeqvx1dLG6I1VUan00E1f0w/s1600-h/birthday-cake.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBTAnZq4U1zsPPQKxjm4Y9hRCcJF5Zbyyl_8haczU_97UZCETb5re9kPgGYJKH4G6gCZMZXSO72PoUeBa1J6hb7ED424xTxkq551j4X4kuPE68_HOeqvx1dLG6I1VUan00E1f0w/s400/birthday-cake.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373660213430789010" /></a> And I think I can honestly say that I am one year wiser since finally have finished the M.A. program.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-40955826757381977622009-08-18T10:02:00.000-07:002009-08-18T10:03:54.705-07:00Dreaming of FridaI just woke up from a very vivid dream where I was playing Frida Kahlo in a stage play. Let's just say it involved costumes, pennies, a Christina Aguilar song, and my nephew James. Bizarre.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104080.post-73832100371898795012009-08-09T10:45:00.000-07:002009-08-09T10:53:14.685-07:00Somethings I have been thinking aboutTime has been stretching out for me in a strange way. I have been officially done with being a grad student since Tuesday, August 4 when I turned in 4 copies of my thesis to the graduate office. I successfully defended my thesis on Wednesday, July 29; met my advisor for final copy editing on Thursday, July 30; got sick and rested for a couple days and then turned everything in. <br /><br />Since the fourth, which was less than a week ago, I have felt like crap, napping when I can but unable to fall asleep until 4 am no matter what I did that day or if I took a nap. So much to do but no desire to do it.<br /><br />So, I have been reading a lot online. Here are a couple things I have been reading that I have been ruminating about:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scarleteen.com/article/pink/an_immodest_proposal">An Immodest Proposal</a><br /><a href="http://www.alternet.org/politics/141819/is_the_u.s._on_the_brink_of_fascism/"><br />Is the U.S. on the bring of Fascism?</a><br /><br />I also joined Facebook and I have to say, I'm bored with it. It is clunky, non-intuitive, and not much fun. Meh, no big deal.<br /><br />I'm out. Planning on cleaning up my thesis office and turning it into a teaching office today. And cleaning my room and bathroom. And calling all the friends I have not seen in forever to schedule time together now that I am no longer a student. Not exciting stuff, really.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640763013999719882noreply@blogger.com1