Fell Out

When I was 12 years old, my biggest concern in life was being really good at basketball so I could dominate in YMCA youth leagues.

Now I need to think about finishing a Master's degree in experimental psychology, getting a job after said degree is completed, considering long-term goals for career and employment, paying bills in the midst of all of this, and staying sane in all of it. Oh and there's the desire to start a family, but that seems so ancillary to all of this that it's hard to prioritize (or to want to prioritize) for that. In the meantime, I miss my own family.

I wish I was still 12 years old.

Ellensburg Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas,

Ellensburg was the town,

Joe and Brian went a walkin',

To see who's around.

Albertson's, Safeway, even Fred Meyer,

No place was too far for these two to aspire,

But, lo! Nothing's open, and the night is so still,

Central Washington's snowy ice roads lend a chill.

So after they trudged through the snow and the rain,

They came upon Ellensburg's Christmas fox, hey!

Walk around campus, jiggle the handles,

Twas' too very dark to see without candles!

But then did the Joe and the Brian avast,

It was time to walk home, to walk home at last,

And merry they trudged through the sleet and the snow,

Merry Christmas from Ellensburg, um... ho ho ho?

Finals week(s) craziness - the end is just the beginning

Finals week technically ended on Friday. But students are still taking make-up tests and turning in make-up work. All of the final test keys were screwed up so all the data results from all the tests are now inaccurate. And the new trimester begins in 8 hours. I will be up all night finishing a set of essays I wanted to finish yesterday so I can have final grades mostly done and posted by Monday, and tonight I am also preparing all my new seating charts, syllabi, and planning out the new trimester.

But... a new 7-11 just opened within walking distance from my

apartment. Bring it on, Red Bull.

December 17th, the first day of winter break, cannot come soon enough.

Also, this make me happy:

Finals week(s) craziness - the faces of finals week(s)

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