cultivating me

This morning, like most mornings, I woke up at 6:15 and like most mornings the first thing I did was to I reach over and turn off the alarm. My alarm happens to be my phone and so naturally the next thing I did was check my email, twitter and facebook accounts.  WAIT….WHAT?!? Naturally that’s [...]

This past week has been entirely absurd and I’m glad it has passed.  I’m also glad that over the past couple of days I’ve been able to take the time to learn a few things along the way. i use anger as a defense mechanism when i’m angry i don’t like to talk and i [...]

Just about everyday I am here on campus, I cannot help but notice the many differences which exist between me and the rest of the student population. The most obivious of course is that I am at least 13 years older and it is perhaps this age difference that has a lot to do with [...]

i am such a dork in so many ways.  it infuriates me and amuses me at the same time.  tonight, i was more annoyed than entertained at myself. i sort of had an off day today. i’m not sure where it came from, it just sort of snuck up on me. to begin with, i [...]

so you may or may not know that i’ve got a new range.  and may i just take a moment to gush about how much i love it?  it’s fabulous! i’ve never ever had a new stove before and i’ve never had a gas cooktop before.  i’ve cooked on them at other people’s homes and [...]

This is our pup Jasper – He’s little Wanna know how small?  Here he is chilling with our guinea pig, Andy: My parents are on vacation and while they are away, we are taking care of their dog Star.  Here’s Star, she’s big: Star and Jasper make a funny pair.  For the most part, they [...]

You know the saying “It’s the greatest invention since sliced bread!”. Have you ever really thought about it? No? Really? Never? Hmmm – would you think me weird if I have? Wait don’t answer that. I actually have thought about that saying recently, quite often in fact. What the big deal with sliced bread? How [...]

If you ever find yourself enrolled in a summer session class that you are very excited about taking but are slightly worried you are a bit in over your head with. And, let’s say this class is with a professor you have been waiting to take a class from for a year. Now let’s add [...]

One thing I love about reading is that I am constantly learning new words. I like to read with a dictionary nearby and if one if not then I just circle the word in my book and look it up when I get the chance. (please don’t harass me about writing in a book – [...]

every once in a while i will take a look at my stats and check the list of keywords used to link to my blog.  sometimes they are very very entertaining. here are recent ways people found me i call times! me too! all of the time… on top of spaghetti i usually prefer my [...]