Already my time home is almost over. The last seven days have been remarkable in their sameness. My family hasn’t spent this many consecutive days together in the last half-dozen years. Sam had his wisdom teeth out the day after I got home, and he hasn’t been to work in the time since. My mom [...]
cleveland
Pins, Needles, and Turkey
Danny and I spent the last three days in Ohio to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family. It was less awkward than expected, thanks in large part to somewhat copious consumption of alcohol. The highlights included: cats old and new; Wii (with my parents especially); my mom grunting like a Williams sister playing Wii tennis; teaching [...]
Die Pause
My development economics professor at the end of lecture today:
Have a good break, and make sure to take your textbook with you everywhere you go.
Probably not bad advice. I’m going to fail/hopefully get at least a B on that final.
Just before getting onto Lakeshore Drive after class today, I pulled up behind another Jetta at [...]
Linkage
I’ve spent the last three hours configuring a little plugin that allows me to scatter links amidst my posts. Unfortunately, it has had some adverse effects that I hope to work out soon, primarily dealing with the commenting system. Anyway, I hope you enjoy as much as I plan to!
Home continues to be homey. I [...]
The Overdue Update
It’s hard to believe I’ve been back in the States for close to two weeks now. It’s amazing how fast doing close to nothing passes the time. As always when I’ve procrastinated for too long and have a ton to say, I’m going to break this one down. Here we go…
Portugal
After packing my bags and [...]