I can’t wait until the semester is over so that I can dig my short little fingers into the dirt and plant a bunch of flowers. Whee! I have seeds and bulbs. My good friend, S, just brought me some gorgeous tulips from her back yard sanctuary as a congratulatory gift, and they put me [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Lovely lovely spring.
Posted in Uncategorized on April 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Moving On…
Posted in Academics on April 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I have been a bit quiet about this until I had news, but I’ve been interviewing for a tenure track position at a local college here in Bethlehem, PA. It’s much closer than my position now (10 minutes versus 1-1.5 hours in NYC rush hour traffic), and it’s a relatively new department that is still [...]
Election Day
Posted in Other on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today is the big day in Pennsylvania. Often, by the time PA has their primaries, the decision is pretty clear. But this year, it’s just so close.
My husband and I are split on this topic. We’re both Democrats. But he’s STILL supporting Clinton, despite my incessant lectures about why Obama is a better choice for [...]
Starting new things…
Posted in Academics, Ceramics, Health on April 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My husband and I have been on the hunt for the tools to build a ceramics studio for yours truly for the past 6 months or so. Last year, I bought a used potter’s wheel from the college where I work. And this past weekend, I got the other heavy lifting part of any potter’s [...]
Wreckage
Posted in Other on April 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ok, so I was a basketcase last night.
M took me to this really incredible new Brazilian restaurant in Nazareth called Rio’s, and it was just a divine birthday dining experience. And it IS an experience. We had stopped by last Saturday to visit, but they weren’t accepting walk-ins, so we tried it on a weeknight.
You [...]
Mid-30s
Posted in Other on April 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I turn a whopping 35 years old on Wednesday. Tomorrow. How is that possible? I don’t feel 35. I certainly don’t act 35. I don’t think I do, at least.
But here I am, firmly entrenched in my mid-30s, and I’m having some trouble with this birthday, for some reason. I mean, on some level, here [...]
Garanimals for Men
Posted in Marriage on April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know how my beloved husband managed to dress himself before he met me. I’m fairly certain that he didn’t run around naked, and he was well-dressed enough to snag me. I don’t recall him being terribly badly dressed, at least, not more so than the average engineer, that is.
But in the past 3 [...]
Life in the ‘burbs
Posted in Dogs on April 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Look what I found in our back yard on Friday morning. A male and a female. They come back every single spring. I’ve named them Duke and Daisy. They don’t respond, but I’m pretty sure that they secretly love their new names. Hey, it’s better than “boy duck” and “girl duck” or “duck 1″ and “duck [...]
Fun, Flirty, Ironic
Posted in Other on April 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
M’s cousin is getting married in early May. It’s our first wedding since our own nearly 6 months ago, and for reasons that are too numerous to list, I’m fretting about my outfit. Ladies, are you with me so far? I have this fantastic image in my head that details what my outfit will be [...]
