Holidays

I am skipping a few classes to head out of town this afternoon. Which (hopefully) means that I can get all the way to Chesterfield, Va. before the wet ground starts to freeze. Will I get stuck there this weekend? Let's hope not.

Jewel and I have earned ourselves the right (and money) to rake the leaves from the apartment building's property. Think no rain, dry leaves thoughts for our raking extravaganza on Sunday.

Yay holidays!!

Thanks also to katel and invisiblejp for a great weekend. I enjoyed all activities including the romantic comedy, wine tasting, Indian food, Opera, good company, and good food! Say a good luck wish to both of them on their 5K run on Thursday!!

HAPPY TURKEY DAY!!
(there are rumors on campus that ETSU will terminate facebook use soon...)

Big News

I got a haircut for the first time since that horrible, evil lady in Sweden nipped off all my hair. It was just a trim and a reshaping to transition into a longer hairstyle, but I feel good about it and the hair dresser lady. We formed a bond this morning =). I got some samples for some REAL shampoo and other products (though she says they aren't really necessary, don't you just think they ARE better? I mean they smell better, they feel better in your hair, etc. I say whatever makes you happy...). So, in the next few weeks I may be purchasing some salon hair products which is a big step for me.

Oh, yes. I would like to share this link with you. I will say nothing about it so that you will be completely shocked when you click on it (don't worry, nothing will pop out or make loud abnoxious noises at you).

What else? It is raining which means that it isn't 70 degrees like it was yesterday.

My ILLs are still rolling in for my thesis. Did I mention how much reading I have to do over Christmas break for that? Whew boy!

I talked to a guy yesterday who spent two months in Venezuela on other people's pocket money!! (Not a bad plan, if you ask me. It isn't like he stole from them or anything, the DONATED/SPONSORED him the money!!! Can you believe that?). And, the balls are rolling in my head to get into that deal!!

Anyways, I've got to run along to Spanish class!! =)

my watch

so, the watch that i have had since sophomore year (and that i, cough, cough, have run with and sweated in for this time as well) gave me a rash this morning. just thought i'd share. it looked remarkably similar to the odd rash/contact dermatitis i got from my keen sandals the summer i was a camp counselor. old watch bands/sandals made out of the same material = bad for sensitive skin types.

i feel like not much is new. am i becoming a bore? i registered for class. no big problems there. i didn't have any form of caffeine this morning and i have been lugging around all day. off to get some right now (well, not this exact minute since i am in computers, writing, and literature class).

budding plans for visiting friends this weekend, so yay! don't know what we will be doing, but i will be the guest, so i guess i don't have to worry about that one! hehe.

haircut tomorrow (don't expect anything grand, it is just an expensive, yet much needed trim).

thanksgiving is fast approaching. the decision becomes whether to skip some classes and leave early (with another girl) or wait, go to class, and drive alone (which ends up being more conveinent for furniture-loading father). that's pretty much it. i am obviously leaning towards the less bothersome option.

p.s. david decided (COMPLETELY ON HIS OWN ACCORD) to buy some doc/dr. martens (never did figure out which one was correct). if you have any votes for a particular style, put your vote in now. i think he's looking for brown ones (but maybe black, i'm not entirely sure). he is shopping around here and then hoping to purchase online!

Can we say itchy?

This morning, bright and early, a group of 5 Wesley folk (organized by yours truly) headed to Elizabethton to help with Habitat for Humanity. We were told we would be doing landscaping which is cool because it was a beautiful day. Well, guess what? We hung fiberglass insulation in the crawl space! Yay! We were happy that they provided gloves and masks, but we soon found that these would not prevent all itchiness, like the dust that falls into your eyes when you look up to stuff that pink cotton-candy like insulation in the above-head boards. Despite the itchy eyes and the early morning, it was pretty laid back and fun. Supposedly Johnson City is going to have some building sites for next semester, so that should be fun to volunteer throughout the building process.

Monday is REGISTRATION!!! Yahoo! I'm really not too excited (not because I am not excited about my upcoming classes, but more because they will be my last ones as an undergraduate and my last classes for a while, in fact).

my grandmother

dear all,

my grandmother is dying now. since fall break "thanksgiving" she has pretty much declined. they ran some tests and found that she has stage iv kidney cancer that has metasticized to most of her vital organs. yesterday, she was sent to hospice care. she's on a morphine drip and sleeping most of the day. please keep her in your prayers/thoughts.

thanks.

Polio?

Just read this in NYTimes Online:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/08/national/08polio.html?th&emc=th

Yikes! So, um, that idea about running away and becoming Amish? Umm... yeah.

Other news: 1. Marble Slab now carries pumpkin ice cream. I had a lick and wished for more, but alas none will be had by me this season. =( 2. My knee is slowly getting stronger, for which I am thankful (can anyone tell me how much these therapy sessions will cost? Apparently not... a bit concerning, yes?) 3. Will be helping Habitat for Humanity this weekend in Elizabethton, yay! 4. Next weekend, I will venture out of JC and visit Kate and JP in North Carolina!! =) 5. Thanksgiving is so close!!

My blogs are pitifully short, but that's all I got folks!

green power and insulation

in a new push to convert power over to reusable energy, tva has started this green power thing. It's cool, so check it out (or similar programs in your area).

in other power related news--jewel and i officially removed our window-unit air conditioner and sealed up the window in the living room. i got some cellophane-ish stuff that you tape around the window and then blow-dry it (being careful not to melt the plastic) in order to create a nice seal. it worked well for, eh, a day and then the bottom seal came off (which answered our question about what the directions meant by "underneath" the window--it definitely means on the actual wall, not the molding. thanks.) i also purchased insulation pads for the outlets and light switches and some stuff for around the front door. i've yet to do my room which, when i stand in it/lie in bed, i can feel a cool drafty breeze from the window. good times!

other news--it's a good friend's b-day today, so if you are reading this, STEPHEN, happy day. hope it is as steve-o-licious as you want it to be. in german (i think... that's i think this is how you would say it, not "i think this is german"): deine geburtstag ist heute (your b-day is today). unfortunately, i don't know how to say happy b-day, so the english will have to suffice, or how about spanish? !feliz cumplean~os a ti!

this weekend i will be in blowing rock, nc helping out with a church conference (for a few hours) but spending most of the time outside!! think good weather thoughts. if i had a digi-camera, i'd take some pics so you could see, but if you're really good i might try to sketch something in paint for you ;)