Archive for January, 2006

Once upon a time…uh…I forget the rest.

I feel sick. Not “I’m going to throw up all over everything” sick, but “I’m having strange coughing attacks and my throat is sore” sick. So I’m considering cancelling class tomorrow. I suppose I’ll see if my body feels happier tomorrow.
I need to work on my thesis and grade papers. And make a handout […]

Yet another CyRide adventure.

Ok, if the bus weren’t so convenient and I didn’t hate driving with a fiery passion, I would seriously wonder why I keep taking it.
Today I was heading home after the class I had that didn’t actually meet tonight (yeah, look at a schedule for once, Amanda) and I had to stand because the […]

It’s pretty useful to have a gang.

In a fairly successful effort of procrastination, I would like to thank Alicia for helping me overcome my “I can’t figure out how to update my class’ livejournal community web site” crisis. Really, I should’ve just called her in the first place. But then, of course, I wouldn’t have been able to kill that twenty-five […]

Where’s me lucky charms?

Anybody got a spare leprechaun? I could really use a little good luck at the moment. Things are falling apart. Far apart. Pretty soon my small wingspan shall no longer be able to reach far enough to hold them together. This may not concern you greatly, but you should realize that one of the things […]

We’re dumber than the people who study us.

This study shows that college graduates lack skills we apparently use in everyday life. Many of us can’t figure out how much gas we’ll use to get to a certain location (perhaps because that’s what the gauge is for) and can’t calculate tips (maybe because we’re bad tippers). Is this scary? Maybe. But it also […]