Graduation Day

Well, it looks like I will finish my masters in June. In order to do this, I took two classes this quarter. Next quarter (that finishes in June) I will take my last class. I am very motivated to finish but every time I have taken two classes in one quarter, I have been a basket case. Steve actually asked me not to take two at once! But he made an exception since I'm so close.

On one hand, it seems that if I didn't have all these hours of lecture to watch and reading to do, I would have all this free time. However I was school free all of December and I can't tell you what I did with that time.... (Christmas shopping?)

On the other hand, I always thrive on pressure like this - I have done some of my best school work under the gun. Though I don't really enjoy it....

Enough whining for the day..... I have lectures to watch!

Stupid I know

There is no reason to get excited about TV right now with Jon Stewart bombing without writers and no more Heroes coming out.... But I am so excited about Battlestar Galactica's fourth season. If you're a fan, you have to watch this.

This is very wrong.... but funny

Worth it: full metal rudolph...

Television

I am a huge fan of Heroes, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, The Office and a few other finely written shows. I was bemoaning the possibility that there will be no winter episodes to watch because of the writers strike. Then this morning I was reading this article when it came to me: (as I am sure it has to many people) maybe the best thing to come out this would that I watch LESS TV. Don't get me wrong, I support the writers but it wouldn't be so bad if we turned the TV off more. That's my thought for the day.....

What a way to start the holidays

Gretchen's foray into the hospital sent me into a bit of a tailspin. I was all ready for Christmas then her week long hospital stay threw me out of the holiday mood. However I learned a lot from our mini-crisis. I learned (though begrudingly) not to take my child's feelings personally. I learned Steve and I handle stress differently. I knew that before but I really know that now and I'm thankful for it. I got calls from people I haven't talked to in some time (maybe it will open the lines of communication for us). Some of my friends were really there for us and they made me feel thankful. The gratitude I feel for them and for the help and support they gave us has put me back in the holiday spirit! So let the holidays come! I am ready again.