Archive for April, 2006

And the moral is, even if you back up everything, you always forget something.

So Friday was a sad day that almost warranted living in infamy forever. But then Saturday came and it got better. A trip to the mall usually does brighten my day.
To be more specific, my lappy’s operating system became corrupted Friday. Needless to say, I didn’t really like this development. If you thought you were […]

Is bowling in the Olympics?

A realization: everything I know I learned by watching television. This is why I cannot bowl.
Yes, I cannot bowl. I’m still scoring about a forty each time. Or less. It’s sad. It wouldn’t be quite as sad if the bars at bowling alleys weren’t so expensive. But it is what it is.
Bowling is one of […]

It’s not actually a secret.

Utah State. We’re moving to Utah. I’m not sure I ever thought this would actually be a state we’d move to. However, it has several things going in its favor. Mountains. Not Iowa. No one confuses Utah with Idaho or Ohio. Amazingly less humidity. Um. There are other things, too. I just can’t think of […]

I was in Idaho! For a few minutes.

So Matt and I are officially done with what I have deemed “The Great Somewhat American Unofficial PhD Road Trip (to Utah and back).” Or, for short, that long-ass trip.
Yeah. I think it was somewhere in Nebraska that I changed the name to that second one. Really, I still agree with the Nebraskan woman who […]

War is a mysterious beast. So is Texas.

So I have officially been to Texas. Well, west Texas, to be exact. Everything that I was told about the area is true. Some people’s opinions, actually, were not harsh enough. Before I go on, Texas Tech is an awesome university and their English department is awesome as well. However, it’s in the Lub. Which […]