Archive for 2008

Piano

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When I left home for boarding school, I stopped playing the piano.  I picked it up again this summer with the encouragement of my little brother who’s auditioning for music school soon.  Playing again has made me very, very happy.

Grand Canyon

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My brother visited the other week.  It had been far too long since we’d seen each other.  I had a wonderful time with him and can’t wait for him to visit again.  While he was here, we went on a beautiful (but exhausting) hike in the Grand Canyon.  I was impressed with how well he […]

Wrong crowd

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New acquaintance: So what do you do? Me: Theory and modeling… New acquaintance: Oh wow, I mean you’re pretty cute, but I thought models were all tall. Me: in ecology

Flour

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I was worried about carrying my groceries home the other day, but a friend was nice enough to pick me up. This meant that I could buy whatever I wanted, not just what I thought I could carry. I might have gone a little overboard, actually. It’ll probably take me the next 6 months to […]

Red shoes

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Once I realized I had enough money for school this year, I bought a pair of shoes (of course).  You will be very impressed with my restraint. I didn’t buy these even though I’ve been drooling over them since March. I didn’t spend $360 on these beautiful, beautiful, beautiful shoes because 1) I really shouldn’t spend […]

Getting some sleep

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I ended up with enough scholarships, grants and fellowships this semester to go to school full time.  I’m not taking out any loans and I’m only working part time, too! Pretty much this is going to be the best semester of my life.  I’m even turning down some commitments I made when I thought I […]