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  • 9-17-8 ~ Got to wear my Overslept hat today; I just had to have that extra twenty-five minutes of sleep, you know. Yelled at Michael on the way to the car (I'm really not a morning person) and felt badly about it all day long. Classes were pretty good, but I was startled to realize that I have two papers due next Friday. Dr. H admired my hat and requested one of his own. Got an invitation to join the Psychology Honor Society, am illogically proud. Chiropractor with mom, home to knit for a few hours (through the third row of text on the shop sample bag, two more to go), was horrified by  something racist a friend said.  Picked up Michael, made potatoes&(turkey) italian sausage for dinner, took online quiz for AbPsy, ready for bed here by twenty after midnight. When will GET to bed still remains to be seen...

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Hey look, it is possible to laugh and freak the fuck out at the same time.  Who knew?

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Spent most of today studying, still have lots to go. On my way downstairs to read more about social inequality (woo!), but first wanted to posit this question: What does one call the stage in life in which Spontaneous Cleaning Behavior on the part of one’s life partner is sexier than his or her booty dance?

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9-19-8 ~ This should probably be an “Aside,” but it’s long, so it goes in regular-post land.

Unreasonably upset by everything yesterday (especially politics), didn’t figure out until midnight that I’d forgotten my medication. Still feeling fragile today, but much better. Up on time, tried new hair junk (thumbs up), croissants for breakfast, waited for Michael out in the beautiful morning.

EmoPsy was weird, as we were posed for a photo project of Dr. H’s; everyone in an elevator, and then the chasing scene. Caught J in the hallway and gave her a brief rundown of the patterns I was suggesting.  Got hat details from Dr. H after AbPsy. Liked his attitude. Apparently Nick knows Shawn. There’s something mysterious there. Michael brought me lunch, like a good love. (Why oh why are all of the “partner” terms so loaded?) Still loving Women’s History, talked to nice classmate about women’s basketball. Stats pretty good, too, talked to J in the hall beforehand. Look at me, all talking to people.

Walked to TBFF. Took the back way, which turned out to be quite a bit more ghetto-esqe than I’d expected. Felt nervous the whole walk, and then felt stupid- middle- class- white- girl when nothing happened. Speaking of middle class, Michael’s raise kicked in; the seventy-seven cents an hour just officially put us over the line from working-class to middle-class. See what taking all of these sociology classes is doing to my thought processes?

Had no knitting (*gasp*), so helped B. with some shop chores. She’s crediting me another forty for the wrap, since she’d forgotten I’d paid for it in the first place. Love her. Talked some to Christy, wish we had more time to hang out together. Might be playing cards with Nic and Becky tomorrow. Shawn was on Bloop, and I was bored with no knitting, so he was nice enough to give me a ride home.

Michael was off foraging for degu food, so I tried to take a nap, with little luck.  He got home just before dark, and immediately got to work assembling the new degu cage.  I’m not going to reveal how much the %(*& thing cost, and he used his election money so it didn’t come out of the house budget, but still.  Ouch.
It’s coming up on a quarter ’til one, and he’s been working on it since 7:30.  I must salute his good humor and hard work.

Mom copped out of her cooking night, so Shawn fetched Mexican.  It was quite yummy.  I read some blog archives for a couple of hours: My favorite way to rest my brain.  Now I’m agitating for sleep time.  Tomorrow there will be a clash between school work, carport cleaning and hanging out with friends.  Who shall prevail?

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Just a quick note:  Apparently Bitch Magazine is having some serious financial trouble.  If they don’t raise $40,000 by October 15th, they’re going under.

I always buy my issues at Peace Nook, thinking to support the local business.  But as far as I know, PN is holding it’s own, so I’ve decided Bitch can use my money more, for this one thing.  Check out the progress banner over there

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and subscribe, too, if you’re so inclined.

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Spotted by Michael at the movies a few months ago.

)O( ~ Y ~ )O( ~ Y ~ )O(

Any feedback on the sideblog thingy?  I’m very happy with it, but am curious if anyone else has any thoughts.

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A girl on the sidewalk behind me thought this looked like a green highlighter, and she’s not far off. You can’t really get scale from this photo, but the little guy was between three and four inches long. He looked like a juicy treat for any passing bird, but somehow he’d managed to make it to the middle of the pavement. Classes had just let out, and foot traffic was picking up, so I put a leaf in front of him and when he crawled on it, moved him over to the grass by the fence. I think he’s a Luna moth caterpillar, but it might be a Polyphemus moth, instead. It’s hard to tell.

Also, mushrooms!

It’s probably the influence of Disney’s Fantasia (or was it Alice in Wonderland?) that causes me to anthropomorphise the fungus (more than I do other things), but I can’t help but make up little stories about them when I find them. The single mushroom here is introducing itself to the others, who aren’t sure yet if they want to be friends with it.

I picked up my reading glasses today. I think they are cute. Michael had to help me choose the frames, since my eyes were dilated at the time, but his assistance was valuable (tiny rhinestone on the earpiece notwithstanding). (I also got a haircut a couple of weeks ago, but I don’t have a good picture of it yet.)

They are the first glasses I’ve ever had. Dr. K said my vision was great, and my eyes have only been getting tired because of all the reading. Normally he’d just tell me to stop reading so much, but since that’s not an option, reading glasses it is. I have a headache from them right now, but I’m told that’ll go away once I’m used to them.

I’m 90% happy with them. The 10% is because Mom’s first words upon seeing them were “Oh, no! Now you look like Sarah Palin!” What a terrible thing to say to somebody. She immediately claimed to be kidding, but who the hell knows, with her.

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How the hell is this even an issue? Michael and I keep tossing around the idea of emigrating if Obama doesn’t win, but the very fact that there’s even a question might be reason enough to get outta Dodge.

I ask this every two years, but no one’s helped me out yet. Any chance anyone’s figured out a way for me to just skip to November 5 this year?

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