Tonight I had one of my infrequent but wonderful conversations with an old college friend, AnnaLisa. No matter how much time has passed since we last spoke, we are always able to pick up right where we left off, as though no time has passed at all. What’s more, she has this uncanny ability to …

I love my new apartment — really, truly, I do — but, as you might imagine, the last week + change has been a very rollercoaster-y ride of emotions, for reasons both obvious and not. And it’s for that reason that I am VERY MUCH looking forward to escaping Nashville for a few days to …

The Yawn Explained: It Cools Your BrainJennifer Viegas, Discovery News If your head is overheated, there’s a good chance you’ll yawn soon, according to a new study that found the primary purpose of yawning is to control brain temperature. The finding solves several mysteries about yawning, such as why it’s most commonly done just before …

I found out today my spring RA/TA assignment (essentially, my job) for the spring semester…. and I totally lucked out! I am so thrilled!!! {happy dance}

One of the very first things I ever wrote on this blog was a public appeal for a Gmail invite, which I subsequently got (thanks to one of my random Internet groupies). Ever since, my Gmail account has become my favorite and default webmail platform, and I love it. Recently, I also began trying out …

From The Land o’ Liz

Ever on the lookout for the truly insane in this world, I was delighted to hear yesterday about some, um, unconventional anglers in Mississippi who catch catfish by hand. Apparently, the practice is fairly widespread — Missouri just made it legal, as have ten other states — throughout the south, although word of this first …

So, a Wii came into my life several weeks ago, along with the Wii Fit board/game(?)/thingy. When you get started with Wii Fit, it puts you through some balance tests, weighs you, calculates your BMI, and then gives you your “Wii Fit Age.” Mine was a very depressing 41 or 43, I think? Definitely in …

… but the Land o’ Liz looks positively *smashing*!! This morning, in one of my textbook attempts to avoid doing actual “work,” I began reorganizing my (rather large) new closet to make room for the straggler boxes. Then, I consolidated the stragglers and moved them into the closet. At some point I had to pull …

I have been a marathon e-mailer lately, and it has been FANTASTIC catching up with some of you great Liz groupies out there, and others as well. As you may know, when I am marathon e-mailing, I am generally very, very happy… I’m either writing because I’m happy, or become happy because I’m writing, or …