I turned in two papers and a final exam today, thus concluding (on precious little sleep) my first semester in the doc program. PRAISE ALLAH for that. I’m so ready for a very peaceful night’s sleep, and for the tension that’s taken residence in my shoulders, neck and jaw to subside. To celebrate, Daniel and …

Yesterday, I went up to campus to drop off my take-home final “exam” for my Saturday class, and to pick up the paper I was slaving over a couple of weeks back. My professor flipped through his stack of papers, found mine, and leafed through the pages before handing it to me with these words: …

My parents are currently in Hawaii for a week or so on vacation, and so my Aunt Dalis and my mom have sorta taken the lead in finding a suitable location for Daniel and me to get hitched in May. Yesterday, they went up to this place called Turtle Bay on the North Shore to …

Yesterday, an old friend of mine Laetitia (Lucy) posted a comment on my blog, and following the trail back I just found her blog! It’s all in French, but so cool!http://lucy-s–words.blogspot.com

I’ve been struggling with how to word this for a week now. I wanted a chance to tell a few family members and have some time, honestly, for everything to sink in. Given that a blog is such an inherently informal medium, though, and this news feels way more important than anything I’ve ever blogged …

Goodbye, Charlie.

It’s not often that I’m genuinely surprised — and even less often that I’m genuinely surprised and *LIKE* it. 😉 But last night I was totally taken off guard by something I was not expecting, and it was wonderful. I’ll tell you all soon, promise. My parents and grandma will be here tomorrow night…! I …

It’s almost done. I’ve just completed the final edits on my first major political science paper of the semester… I turn it in at 9:15 a.m. today. It’s 7:30 a.m. now. But I would just like to say, in my own defense, that I finished writing this blasted paper last night before midnight. I got …

Just found out today (thank you Google alerts) that Lisa Loeb has signed a contract with E! to film a TV series about her dating life. It will air in January. (Note: this link will tell you a little bit more, but it’ll also start playing music)

Liz Norell has *NOTHING* of interest to say? ‘Fraid so, kids. Unless you really want to hear about papers, exams, impossible homework assignments, and home improvements. (Didn’t think so.) Well, here’s the extent of what I have to say… My parents are coming for Thanksgiving. This will be their first visit to yours truly in …