Day 127

Today, Lynn and I went up to MACU to turn in grades. Since I am taking next year off (and who knows what will be going on after that!), I decided to commemorate the event by taking a picture of my faculty mailbox. Today was bittersweet, but I know I will appreciate the time to work on my dissertation next year.

Day 126

I've been waiting for a nice day when I could find a parking spot near the top of the parking garage to take pictures like these. Here's one of my building from the top level of the garage:

And here's one looking down the street toward the rest of campus:

Day 125

I have been waiting for this blog post all Spring! From my office window, I have a good view of what I have always called "The Rose Garden" on campus. Today, I needed a break from working on my paper, so I went outside to get some shots of the garden in bloom! :)

Approaching the garden from my building

Getting closer!

Entering the garden through the archway...

...although these flowers on growing on the trellis don't look like roses to me!

The roses came in several colors...

some growing alone...

some growing in groups...

...and some just starting to open up to the world!

If I weren't allergic to Oklahoma and prone to sunburn, I could have sat out there for quite a while today! (Yes, yes, I am a weenie when it comes to these things...) I also took a picture of something I found amusing today. Never before has the height of my laptop on the desk been an issue for me, but today it just felt too low. Solution? Put some of those big books I have around the office to good use! Muahaha!

Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

Day 124

Not sure if you can see the dark spots on these floor tiles by the back door, but I promise it's not just my lack of housekeeping skills starting to show. The ants are officially here. Boo. Anyone have a good, less-toxic-than-bug-spray way to get rid of them?

Day 123

I had a couple of important things quit on me today. #1: My mascara. After dealing with flakes irritating my contacts all day long, I decided the tube was old enough to get tossed. Bring in the replacement!


Also, I tend to cook more than I need when I cook so that I can eat the leftovers later. I cooked extra carrots tonight and stored them in my wonderful stain-resistant container:


Except... see the big crack? I did, too, but up until now it has just been slowly growing and not leaking liquid. Apparently today was its last straw, and I now have a big wet spot on my wood table. :( Needless to say, this guy got tossed as well.

Still working on the paper, and hoping nothing else decides to stop working today! :)

Day 122

Another weekend, another paper to write... those yellow sheets are going to be the death of me! Those are my professor's feedback on the first drafts of all my papers this semester. I have to incorporate her comments into final drafts OR justify why I didn't do it. And write another paper. And it's all due Thursday. And it's worth 30% of my grade... *sigh*

Day 121

First day of Vortex 2 for 2010! Good luck to all those involved!