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I saw this sign on the trip to my Mom's for Christmas.

2008 will be a big year!

So...the thesis work continues. My committee has accepted my proposal; now I need to formally submit the proposal to the graduate advisor. Then I just have to write the damn thing! I HAVE to do this by May. I need to put it behind me. I'm not allowing myself to do any pleasure reading until it's done. And that's especially tough since B bought an awesome book for me on ancient Egypt for Christmas.

Yes, Egypt. I am going to Cairo in October 2008! It's going to be AMAZING. I'm going to travel with either Gap Adventures or Gecko Adventures. Probably Gecko. I've been saving money for several months, and I'll still have about ten more months to save.

Why Egypt? When I was little, my mom had many National Geographic books and I loved looking through them. My mom saw that, like her, I was interested in ancient civilizations, and she started buying books for me. Ancient Egypt was the first. Then ones on the Mayans, the Aztecs and the Incas. I wanted to be an archaeologist when I was young. Then I drooled over Indiana Jones and his adventures. I guess I've never outgrown that. So, I have decided that my first trip abroad should be in honor of my mom and the nurturing she gave my sense of wonder about ancient Egypt. When I go to visit my mom tomorrow for the holiday, I'll tell her all about it.

Yes, 2008 will be a big year!

Sleepy time

First of all, I want to be a kitty in my next life. Look at this fluffball; life of Riley, eh?






I'm in bed at 6 PM with the beginning of a headcold. Crap. I took some meds and am piled under a sheet, 2 blankets and a comforter. Time for seep-seeps. Plus, watching this cat video made me more tired.

It's all about the romance, people!

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Uh...yes...I'm still working on my thesis, Mom. Just taking a lil' break.

Crazy pug head tilts!

Originally saw this video on CuteOverload.com.

Supposedly, The Voice is saying "pug party" but it sounds like "pot party" to me!

More thesis goodness

I was actually quite productive today thesis-wise. I finished reading one of the main books that I'm focusing on, taking tons of notes in the process. Tomorrow, (or rather, later today) I will work on plowing through all of the notes I've taken and attempt to make connections, comparisons, contrasts. Then I'll write the proposal. With any luck, I'll have my proposal accepted within a few weeks. Then, the hard writing begins. I keep telling myself, "It'll be over soon."

Because I love The Golden Girls

I took this quiz that a friend and fellow GG fanatic forwarded to me. Here are my results:

Your Score: Leonardo / Dorothy

Your ki is made up of 55% Vigor and 72% Wisdom

Your intelligence and vigor make you the natural leader of the Golden Girls. You are the most spiritual of the girls, with the strongest sense of honor and duty. You keep a cool head under pressure. Perhaps the other Golden Girls don't listen to you as much as they should (especially not Raphael,) but when it's time to face the Foot Clan, they know that you're the one who can bring them out on top. Wielding two silvery katanas, you slice through your enemies with a precision and grace that can only be beaten by one of those disposable razors that has three blades. You know the kind I mean.

Link: The Which Golden-Girl/TMNT are you Test written by ChimericMouse on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

Moving over from Vox

Starting fresh with a new blog. I was on Vox for quite some time, but I haven't posted there since July, and I've been feeling that I want to start with a clean slate. So, here I am on Blogger.

For reference, my old blog is here.