Subject: I’m Amused
Date: Saturday 5/27/06 8:10:00 AM
Tags: blog: tag me, blog: edit me
Apparently I’m short enough (5’5″) to join the
National Organization of Short Statured Adults (NOSSA)
(my Mom can join to, actually).
Anyways, Yaoi North is going awesome. A full update
when I’m back in the states.
love,
~ me
Subject: The Yaoi North Crew, Reporting Live from Toronto
Date: Thursday 5/25/06 4:43:00 PM
Tags: edit me
Howdy Folks; nomadmatan here writing for the Yaoi North Crew.
We checked into the Double Tree hotel at 3pm Today and we’re all set to go for an awesome convention. Don’t forget, this year Yaoi North is returning to the New York room. Our schedule of events can be found here as well as in your registration booklet.
We look forward to seeing everyone at the convention! Get here safe!
See you Tomorrow!
Best,
nomadmatan
Subject: The Yaoi North Crew, Reporting Live from Toronto
Date: Thursday 5/25/06 4:43:00 PM
Tags: edit me
Howdy Folks; nomadmatan here writing for the Yaoi North Crew.
We checked into the Double Tree hotel at 3pm Today and we’re all set to go for an awesome convention. Don’t forget, this year Yaoi North is returning to the New York room. Our schedule of events can be found here as well as in your registration booklet.
We look forward to seeing everyone at the convention! Get here safe!
See you Tomorrow!
Best,
nomadmatan
Subject: Ohhh sweet mother of Moses…
Date: Thursday 5/25/06 6:22:00 AM
Tags: edit me
Okay, I get three absences in French…I’m going to have to take two of them this week, so I can pack for Yaoi North…Candie…you’re assistance in studyage will be required at some point…I already got clearance from the Prof. to miss Friday (since that’s when I’ll BE in Toronto)….here’s hoping language barriers will make her think I said Thursday too…or at the very worst; confuse her…if not, whatever, I have three absences and she’ll have to deal (and I’ll have to get an A on the exams and quizzes)…
For students who are on my friends list that I’ve been your TA for…NOW DO YOU KNOW WHY I KNOW ALL THE EXCUSES IN THE BOOK…I’ve been a student longer than you.
Subject: Ohhh sweet mother of Moses…
Date: Thursday 5/25/06 6:22:00 AM
Tags: edit me
Okay, I get three absences in French…I’m going to have to take two of them this week, so I can pack for Yaoi North…Candie…you’re assistance in studyage will be required at some point…I already got clearance from the Prof. to miss Friday (since that’s when I’ll BE in Toronto)….here’s hoping language barriers will make her think I said Thursday too…or at the very worst; confuse her…if not, whatever, I have three absences and she’ll have to deal (and I’ll have to get an A on the exams and quizzes)…
For students who are on my friends list that I’ve been your TA for…NOW DO YOU KNOW WHY I KNOW ALL THE EXCUSES IN THE BOOK…I’ve been a student longer than you.
Subject: Back in Buffalo
Date: Thursday 5/18/06 2:46:00 AM
Music: Wannabe – Spice Girls
(yes, I know, I know…Spice Girls…allow me a guilty pleasure…)
So I had a great time in NYC/L.I. and as much as I look forward to continuing my studies at UB and going for the gold that is my Ph.D. and ATA Certifications (and of course attending my ten year reunion by landing in a helicopter…or maybe camel caravan…I’m not sure yet)…I also can’t wait to move to The Village and start that phase of my life…I really look forward to everything that’s on the Horizon (including the travel), but I’m not rushing anything and I make plans…but I also change them all the time (it’s good to be fluid). Everything’s just so cool because ten years ago I could never imagine that I’d be where I am today and as much as I make or change plans, things are really coming together they way they should. It’s wonderful.
In slightly unnerving news…my younger brother (by six years) can now *almost* kick my ass…he came close when we were goofing off (to be fair, he challenged me) and next time I think he may actually win (more reason to take up wrestling…I need to learn to have the upper hand…that or I’m going to need to seriously start power lifting) I think he’s going to be six feet tall soon (and here we told him he had to eat more than cereal and pasta with butter if he wanted to grow big and tall, he showed us) and he’s all muscle. Now that he’s in High School when he’s not hormonal he’s actually sentient! It’s really wonderful; though Years of abuse (he asked for everything he got) are now going to come back and bite me in the ass.
As I was making my way from Penn Station to Amtrak to catch the train from NYC to Buffalo I stopped in a book store (I’m currently reading Fer de Lance by Rex Stout, but I wanted back up in case I finished early on the train)…and I found this book called “Gay Haikus” and first I thought “oh this looks like a cute book that someone would attach to a gift or something” so I picked it up and began to read it…and holy fuck I was impressed…I read through the whole thing, laughing out loud in the store…and I was like…THIS GUY GETS IT” so I bought the book and walked to take a seat and turned to the back flap of the book…he graduated Harvard with a Degree in Linguistics. I’m blown away by this guy, the book was *brilliant*…and I’m glad he wrote it. There’s hope…and I need to write him a thank you letter and send him a gift card for whatever local coffee shop is by him.
I also picked up a book on how to talk dirty in French (similar to my “How to Make Out in Arabic Book”) as well as the Da Vinci code (I figured with the storm of protests that I should probably read it and figure out why people are getting upset).
Anyways, I do have more to post about…but I also have to catch up with my stuffed animals, who think I’m cheating on my bed with the sofa. I’ve missed all my friends, Alice, The Syphrit Sisters, Nadia (and I’m not going to name them all, but I’ve missed all of you) and of course Eli (who made fun of me when I called him and patronized me for missing him =P) and as my mothers cross stitch says:
“Wherever you travel, wherever you roam, be happy and healthy and glad to come home.”
Bed Time!
G’night.
~ me
Subject: Back in Buffalo
Date: Thursday 5/18/06 2:46:00 AM
Music: Wannabe – Spice Girls
(yes, I know, I know…Spice Girls…allow me a guilty pleasure…)
So I had a great time in NYC/L.I. and as much as I look forward to continuing my studies at UB and going for the gold that is my Ph.D. and ATA Certifications (and of course attending my ten year reunion by landing in a helicopter…or maybe camel caravan…I’m not sure yet)…I also can’t wait to move to The Village and start that phase of my life…I really look forward to everything that’s on the Horizon (including the travel), but I’m not rushing anything and I make plans…but I also change them all the time (it’s good to be fluid). Everything’s just so cool because ten years ago I could never imagine that I’d be where I am today and as much as I make or change plans, things are really coming together they way they should. It’s wonderful.
In slightly unnerving news…my younger brother (by six years) can now *almost* kick my ass…he came close when we were goofing off (to be fair, he challenged me) and next time I think he may actually win (more reason to take up wrestling…I need to learn to have the upper hand…that or I’m going to need to seriously start power lifting) I think he’s going to be six feet tall soon (and here we told him he had to eat more than cereal and pasta with butter if he wanted to grow big and tall, he showed us) and he’s all muscle. Now that he’s in High School when he’s not hormonal he’s actually sentient! It’s really wonderful; though Years of abuse (he asked for everything he got) are now going to come back and bite me in the ass.
As I was making my way from Penn Station to Amtrak to catch the train from NYC to Buffalo I stopped in a book store (I’m currently reading Fer de Lance by Rex Stout, but I wanted back up in case I finished early on the train)…and I found this book called “Gay Haikus” and first I thought “oh this looks like a cute book that someone would attach to a gift or something” so I picked it up and began to read it…and holy fuck I was impressed…I read through the whole thing, laughing out loud in the store…and I was like…THIS GUY GETS IT” so I bought the book and walked to take a seat and turned to the back flap of the book…he graduated Harvard with a Degree in Linguistics. I’m blown away by this guy, the book was *brilliant*…and I’m glad he wrote it. There’s hope…and I need to write him a thank you letter and send him a gift card for whatever local coffee shop is by him.
I also picked up a book on how to talk dirty in French (similar to my “How to Make Out in Arabic Book”) as well as the Da Vinci code (I figured with the storm of protests that I should probably read it and figure out why people are getting upset).
Anyways, I do have more to post about…but I also have to catch up with my stuffed animals, who think I’m cheating on my bed with the sofa. I’ve missed all my friends, Alice, The Syphrit Sisters, Nadia (and I’m not going to name them all, but I’ve missed all of you) and of course Eli (who made fun of me when I called him and patronized me for missing him =P) and as my mothers cross stitch says:
“Wherever you travel, wherever you roam, be happy and healthy and glad to come home.”
Bed Time!
G’night.
~ me
Subject: I am a happy, happy camper.
Date: Monday 5/15/06 7:17:00 PM
Tags: edit me, finances, private, tag me
I met with my Financial Planners Today…not only will
all of my debt be paid off; but by the time I’m out of
Grad School (2012~ish) I’ll be comfortable enough to
start out in the real world (wherever that is) and
pursue what I want to do and to setup shop and get an
apartment with little to no stress.
I also got my Tax Refunds back…which means my
savings account is now nice and healthy and it means
that Chris (gryvon) is fully paid back
once I land back in Buffalo this Wednesday, which is
excellent.
This doesn’t however mean that I’ll be going out to
eat, spending money or driving more or even driving as
much as I did this year…I’d rather keep living
modestly to meagrely, saving all the money I can for
when I really need it: which is after graduation.
Next year I think I’ll be walking to South Campus and
bussing it back and forth to UB since my schedule will
allow it and my winter coat is more than sufficient.
I’ll have to work out book logistics though, but
that’s not hard.
There will however be two purchases; that being an mp3
player (mine is having more issues than I care to deal
with and I have a six hour train ride coming up, not
to mention a 12 hour train ride to Philly soon) and
some business cards because I’m out and those are sort
of important.
This means that as soon as Anime North/Yaoi North is
done with the car gets cleaned, tarped and parked for
the summer and I can start biking it around
town…I’ll liberate a bike from the shed before I
return to Buffalo…I REALLY want to go camping and
hiking since I’ll be in Buffalo this summer…anyone
with me? It’ll be fun!
Okay, more updates forthcoming…and Cheryl (user=”twistymirror”>) I totally want to hang with you
before I go back…but somehow I managed (I don’t know
how) to delete your number from my cell phone…email
me?
More updates forthcoming.
– Me
Subject: I am a happy, happy camper.
Date: Monday 5/15/06 7:17:00 PM
Tags: edit me, finances, private, tag me
I met with my Financial Planners Today…not only will
all of my debt be paid off; but by the time I’m out of
Grad School (2012~ish) I’ll be comfortable enough to
start out in the real world (wherever that is) and
pursue what I want to do and to setup shop and get an
apartment with little to no stress.
I also got my Tax Refunds back…which means my
savings account is now nice and healthy and it means
that Chris (gryvon) is fully paid back
once I land back in Buffalo this Wednesday, which is
excellent.
This doesn’t however mean that I’ll be going out to
eat, spending money or driving more or even driving as
much as I did this year…I’d rather keep living
modestly to meagrely, saving all the money I can for
when I really need it: which is after graduation.
Next year I think I’ll be walking to South Campus and
bussing it back and forth to UB since my schedule will
allow it and my winter coat is more than sufficient.
I’ll have to work out book logistics though, but
that’s not hard.
There will however be two purchases; that being an mp3
player (mine is having more issues than I care to deal
with and I have a six hour train ride coming up, not
to mention a 12 hour train ride to Philly soon) and
some business cards because I’m out and those are sort
of important.
This means that as soon as Anime North/Yaoi North is
done with the car gets cleaned, tarped and parked for
the summer and I can start biking it around
town…I’ll liberate a bike from the shed before I
return to Buffalo…I REALLY want to go camping and
hiking since I’ll be in Buffalo this summer…anyone
with me? It’ll be fun!
Okay, more updates forthcoming…and Cheryl (user=”twistymirror”>) I totally want to hang with you
before I go back…but somehow I managed (I don’t know
how) to delete your number from my cell phone…email
me?
More updates forthcoming.
– Me
Subject: Marianne Williamson
Date: Friday 5/12/06 2:08:00 AM
Tags: quotes: general
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” – Marianne Williamson, as written for Nelson Mandela.
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