voncookie | February 28, 2008
I found out yesterday that I was not passed on to the next round for BPUF (Big Prestigious University Fellowship), so that makes 3 Fellowships now that I’ve been denied. It’s fine, I can deal, after all , the department only nominates one Grad Student for the BPUF out of the whole mess of us [...]
voncookie | February 27, 2008
We all knew it would happen this way, it was really no secret. But I got the news tonight, and it is official… I am the last one of all my high school friends to remain single. They’re all married or engaged, some with kids, some without kids, some trying to have kids. And me? [...]
voncookie | February 25, 2008
Dear all, Sent to me by a friend, I am putting a link to a petition asking Ralph Nader not to run for president. Please, think about what the results of a Nader-run could be, and consider signing it. Here’s the link: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/dontvotenader2008 Thanks.
voncookie | February 25, 2008
Goodness! (The word I use when I don’t want to swear profusely…) I never have been so completely stressed in my entire existence. And here I was a few entries back at the beginning of this month saying how calm things were and how I shouldn’t wish for drama. Well, a part of me must [...]
voncookie | February 24, 2008
So, my Mom & Stepfather are in Aruba right now, soaking up the sun and snorkeling and doing all the things that I can only dream about from here in front of my computer (my own little window on the world, rrrr!). Living as far away as I do from them, I tend to want [...]
voncookie | February 21, 2008
I was talking with the Samba King today at the coffeehouse about people who have done us wrong in the past, and how there are some things that are forgivable, and other things that can never be pardoned. I started thinking about Evil Exbf, and how it’s time to let him just be “Exbf”, getting [...]
voncookie | February 20, 2008
Diagram of the Total Lunar Eclipse, courtesy of NASA. I’ve been outside trying to see this sucker for the past half hour, but with no luck. Apparently, I’m in the one section of this part of the world that’s under cloud cover. Damn. I remember seeing the one back in 2004, where the moon turned [...]
voncookie | February 19, 2008
Today’s activity was definitely… interesting. I did exactly what I outlined in the last entry, and we had open mic session, and that was truly, truly fun. The images my students came up with were just fantastic. Really, really creative stuff. And they read with enthusiasm, which always tickles me… And then came “The Reveal” [...]
voncookie | February 19, 2008
This is getting ridiculous. Really ridiculous. It’ 5:30 a.m., I’ve been up for a half an hour, and why???? Because of stupid, no-good anxiety. What a crock. Stupid, stupid, dumbass anxiety, that I can’t figure out how to fix. Usually doing work helps. So I’m lesson planning right now. And lesson planning involves iTunes, which [...]
voncookie | February 18, 2008
After my morning whine, I started poking around my feeds on Netvibes, and I stumbled on an article linked to the blog at Glass Booth that discusses the makings of a good president, stopping with a quote from John McCain about how JFK inspired people to go dig ditches in Africa with the Peace Corps. [...]
voncookie | February 18, 2008
I went to bed early and everything, hoping for some good REM-sleep, to wake up refreshed and invigorated. Instead I woke up with that ice-water-on-my-spine feeling that accompanies the onset of anxiety attacks in my world. I lay paralyzed in bed, unable to get my mind off where I feel I’ve messed up in grad [...]
voncookie | February 17, 2008
As seen over at Tea Leaves, one of my favorite blogs… A quiz to find out what time of day best suits my personality. Considering that right now I’m up against major deadlines, being “on my own schedule”, as it says below, may not be the best thing in the world.
voncookie | February 17, 2008
Confession: I have a left-over Incomplete grade from 3 years ago. I had every good intention in taking the Incomplete—I was dissatisfied with my usual method for writing papers, and wanted to teach myself how to write a paper in a new, less High-School type way. And then, suddenly, it was time to study for [...]
voncookie | February 16, 2008
Well, it’s about noon, and I’ve been writing for about 2.5 hours, tacked on over 1,000 words, doubled my bibliography for the chapter, found a bunch of important quotes, and all from the comfort of my own bed. I was writing at my desk on Thursday, and that was fine, but I discovered that the [...]
