Currently Playing: Pedro the Lion

Control

Has anyone seen my motivation? I can't seem to find it. The last time I saw it was December 15th, the day before I turned in my comprehensive exams last semester. It made a quiet, stealthy escape the following day. Usually it would be difficult to actually see my motivation, but it may have taken on a physical shape after it left my being. Possible manifestations include a graduation cap and the letter A. If you find it, please contact me at once. My master's project is begging you.

Anyway... I went to Athens this week - twice, actually. Tuesday night we went to see Mike's band play and to celebrate Blake's birthday. As always, Athens provided us with mirthful good times. Luckily we didn't have class the next day, so pulling into town at 5am wasn't such a problem. I have no idea what Blake is doing in this picture, but it was the only normal-looking one of me, and this is MY blog, so I used it.
















I went back to Athens on Friday. Kathy's dog Destiny is sick, the poor thing. She hasn't looked well in quite a while, so Alissa and I went along while Kathy took her to the vet school at the University of Georgia. Destiny has to stay for some tests, so hopefully they figure out what it is. After we left Destiny, we had lunch downtown and walked around a bit. Athens has this awesome downtown area where they have shops and restaurants and things - and it's right next to campus. It kills me that UGA and Iowa State are the exact same size, yet all Ames has to offer its students is a handful of restaurants within walking distance of campus. Long live Athens.

Currently Reading: The Hot Zone

by Richard Preston

I can't sleep. Perhaps this is due in part to the fact that today I read a book all about the Ebola virus. But I don't really think so. I think mostly it has to do with the fact that I fell asleep on my couch for a good hour or so this afternoon. Lovely.

SO! I'm headed back to England! If you recall, for the past six months I have been fruitlessly searching for reasonably priced plane tickets to London. After patient waiting, the prices fell a bit and I was able to afford that magical piece of paper that will allow me to traverse Europe with my sister for eight days in April. I am a travel-aholic. I blame my parents. Dad in particular.

This is weird. But oddly entertaining.

Currently Playing: Aqualung

Strange and Beautiful

The first post of 2006 and I'm only 14 days late! Excellent, excellent start to the new year. Yes indeed.

So Christmas break was great! I spent the first week in Atlanta hanging out with friends and doing some shopping the week before my friend Alissa's wedding. I got to see all the great people I met while I was in Amsterdam last April (we stayed with Alissa's now-husband while we were in Holland). We all went to an Atlanta Thrashers hockey game, the new Georgia Aquarium, a cool Moroccan restaurant called the Imperial Fez - just lots of good times in the city. The wedding was absolutely beautiful. It was very cool - they actually had Demis' uncle read one of the scriptures in Dutch.
















Home was wonderful, as expected. It was so good to see my family again after being gone for so long. I can't believe how much I slept! For the first few days, every time I sat down, bam!, I'd fall asleep. It was lovely. Simply lovely. I did a lot of movie watching, reading, and hanging out with my parents and sister and friends and cousins. The perfect, relaxing break I was hoping for. The fact that it was freakishly warm for December/January in Nebraska didn't hurt either.

So now I'm back here in good ol' Augusta. I have to present my proposal for my Master's project next Friday. Oh my. Wish me luck!