Lamenting the Sick and other odds and ends

This may be the only post you guys get from me for awhile. Awhile being at least until i get my desktop hooked up to IU's network...stupid Get Connected CDs and RITS not being open over the weekend...I know I know, everybody needs weekends off. fair enough. I have just realized how dependant I am on the Internet for my news, reviews and updates from friends. How much I am dependant on email to communicate far and wide, and hello ---who needs access to ELLA to fix their earlier website constructions...I Do! I Do!
So, guess why i'm complaining. My Sony Viao laptop - my gorgeous little baby - being one of 2 children I have - the second being Bessie, my fantastic 2004 Civic - is in computer hospital. or rather, being shipped today to the Best Buy corporate service center. God Speed Viao. May you return to my home in Iowa city in one piece, and working. SOOO very nervous letting them send her away AND send her back to me in Iowa in three weeks or so...but what can I do? I won't be in Bloomington past May 21st, (except for one weekend in july) so ack!
This means I'll probably have to borrow a laptop from the family reserve --or rather, mom's old one which was my old one before I got Viao. at least I am fortunate enough to have a laptop to begin with, and one to use for backup to boot. (haha, okay, insert joke about "re"boot here if you so desire.) So, perhaps my desktop will work for the next few days - until the 8th when i return to IC. I hope so!

Other odds and ends:
Fixing pathfinders/syllabus has been halted due to lack of internet.

Thanks to Jill for hosting a great condo-warming in Verona. I had a fantastic time, and was so happy I was only minimally allergic to her wonderful kitties. One of which, Rayden (raven?) I didn't ask for clarification on that one-whoops cuddled up with me at night. Oh yea, she's awesome. Kept my feet warm and everything. Made me miss my kitty Scotty, who went to kitty heaven (or purgatory, I'm not sure which) September of 2004.

I find that I am cold a lot lately. Goosebumps seem to be permanent additions to my arms and legs these past months. Since I lost about 10 lbs in February. I guess what they say about fat as insulation is really true. (Don't to worry folks. The weight has stayed off due to healthy eating habbits and little exercies ---can't get the muscle back which weighs more...that will be remedied soon...)

My computer desk/shelf/stereo have found themselves a new home. YAY. Really nice girl as well.

Happy Birthday to Rena! Your fruit tart and spinach artichoke dip await.

Oh, and on the AFI front- watched Mr. Smith Goes to Washington last night (#29), and will be watching On the Waterfront (#8) with Traci tonight. Wells Media Services is kind to me.

That is all.

Perhaps it's simply because the sun has started to shine more often over the rolling hills of Southern Indiana, or perhaps it's because it is almost the end of the semester, and I should be totally stressed, but I'm not. For some weird reason I've found a contentment that I haven't felt in a very long while. I feel really good about helping my friend's mom with her website (crossing International waters and language barriers to make it happen). I feel pretty excited about some possible prospects for me when I return to Iowa City as far as potential job ops. And I've been able to contribute to some really interesting "cutting edge" type research here at IU recently. Thanks to some classroom knowledge and practical application of such.
That is perhaps what I've been waiting for while here at SLIS. The melding of my theoretical school and the practical usefulness of what I've learned about. Hopefully things will pan out with this experiement.

On other fronts, if you look for me this weekend, you should look out of town, and if you look for me next weekend, you should do the same. I'm doing some roadtripping...and as long as I've got wireless access where I'm at, everything will still get done.

So yup, that's the update.

listening to: Goo Goo Dolls Iris
Well, on the countdown to a new semester of graduate school, I've decided to write again. Imagine that. I think this will hopefully be a good semester to follow a wonderful summer. I had such a fabulous time hanging out with the friends back home, I miss you guys! It was a jam-packed three months, full of lots of work at a bookstore and a library, some nights out drinking and socializing, a few movies, and alot of Burnout III. That will now be replaced with 4 months of work at a library, some socializing and alot of homework/reading. I am excited though, as friends from IC and elsewhere have promised to come and visit this time around. I am also enjoying the decorating process of my apartment. Hopefully people will likely come and hang out here throughout the semester as well. My trip to Ohio on Wednesday was a blast. Went to the Columbus zoo, hung out with a friend i hadn't seen in almost two years, drank a smoothie, ate chinese buffet, it was like old times ;) I am hoping to swing a trip to Sandusky to Cedar Point with Lis and Mees, though it doesn't seem like that will happen :( since i have to work on labor day, and the sunday night before, plus i can't really spend $ on more trips now that i've got the aprt to pay for, I'd like to see them again though. Hopefully misa is in the category of those coming to visit me through out the semester, as is Erik, and perhaps Cassi. :) others are always welcome too ya know :)
okay, well this is a short entry, and not too informative, but I'm gonna go and work out now instead. so happy semester's beginning and happy friday to folks!