some things:
every one of my plates and bowls and silverware are dirty. it's a sign of how amazing my weekend was.
i find myself more desiring of slipping into tv and movie-watching oblivion.
there are days i love my job.
and days i don't so much.
it's weird to think that is true with most things you could do.
smart, eloquent people make me happy.
sometimes naive ones do too.
i find that i like people less the more they exemplify stereotypes.
exercise is good for my body and soul. but sometimes i just can't get myself to do it.
the thought of trading holidays is exhilarating.
my big brother will be home in 2 months.
today it was cold outside. my office was still about 80 degrees.
i'm scared of some places where feelings and logic meet.
every day i have more in my head and less to write about.

happy making babies day!!

tonight the dining hall served lobster. and not just like.. lobster soup, or fake lobster in a salad. no. these were entire maine lobsters, cooked fresh in the res hall kitchen. with bibs. and crackers. one of my bosses described it as being 'a bonus to your paycheck' and what a bonus it was! mmmm in the midst of a crazy wednesday, it was a welcome break.

i finally bought my gym membership today. :D so tomorrow starts the early morning yoga/workouts. it's the only time i can go, and my body is begging me for more exercise. also, they take $26 from my paycheck every month, so i have to make it worth it!

oh, and, my aunt has a blog for her bookstore now. so you should go check it out!

happy labor day everyone! and happy september! and look! it's only been two weeks since my last post! not shabby..

so this weekend.. was amazing. i came down to miami to spend time with my mild mannered meteorologist. got to hang out with glo for a couple hours friday night, and then spent most of the rest of the weekend just hanging out.. we didn't do much. watched movies (perfume: the story of a murderer, and the lives of others - both excellent, in their own ways), ate good food (turkey saturday and salmon sunday), and did lots and lots of cuddling. today we went snorkeling for an hour up by fort lauderdale, before i had to get to the airport. having the airport right near the beach is just very convenient.

saw lots of good stuff while snorkeling! a conch that was bigger than my head, a pretty purple jellyfish, and a nurse shark. also this weird worm thing that we had no idea what it was. yay! all within an hour :) snorkeling is so cool. i got my first jellyfish sting. which i am not disappointed about at all. i feel it's on that list of life experiences to have someday. so hooray for checking off another one of those.

time to board the plane. hooray for fort lauderdale airport having free internet :) baibai!

wow. we made it. move-in was yesterday, and i made it through the day with only one angry parent yelling from 6 inches in front of my face. he was horrifying. i've never seen someone be so rude to another person, and to know that he did it to my maintenance staff too makes me ill. gonna take some time to shake that off. but i made it. returning students move in today. which is pretty much a day off for me. i was going to try to go for a bike ride, but it is going to be raining all day, so... maybe a movie instead, and a run in the rain in the evening. sounds good to me :)

..i dont really have anything brilliant to say. next week is pretty busy yet, until wednesday when the students start class. my brain isn't really functioning any higher than 'get through this, get through this...' which is why i haven't written in a while. it's neat to have the energy of students coursing through the building, but i think it's going to take me a couple days to funnel that into anything productive for myself. i'll let y'all know. ;)

until then, it's a relaxing, lazy sunday afternoon for me.

oh goodness, what a horrible blogger i have been! here i went, sending out a link to this goofy thing to a ton of people, and i haven't even put anything up yet.

u of i is fantastic. i have a bunch of coworkers that rock my socks, and a building that is going to be very interesting. i'm excited about all the trees on this campus, as well as the juggling opportunities :) also, my apartment is gorgeous:









so there you go. a post. YAY!
we're heading into RA training next week, so my life will be even more hectic (if you can even imagine that..) but i'll try to be better about this.

oh! and CONGRATULATIONS Freddy and Mai on your marriage!! i so much wish i could have been there, but alas, i dont think my bosses would have let me skip training my RAs to be hauling around japan for a couple of weeks. much love and best wishes to you! ^-^

so. i got a job!!
i was going to wait and post pictures from Shenandoah and do a nice big pretty post, but i figure....i dont want to yet. heh.
so, here's the deal. i am moving to illinois next week, to work at the U. of Ill. at urbana-champaign. i'll be in an all-women's hall, supervising RA's, etc.. U of I *is* playing the Badgers this year, so if people want a place to crash to go to the game.. let me know!
and now, back to your regularly scheduled work day.