all mimsy were the

b o r o g o v e s

years past...

2006: which is right now!
2005: in which i rang in the new year in edinburgh, lost my brother-in-law michael, got fired and rehired from the class i was ta-ing, finally got rid of my beloved 87 accord, bought a new car with karl, got engaged, lost my dear miss fergusson, had yet another effing grad school funding crisis, turned 30, visited mexico for the first time, GOT MARRIED!, got medical and security clearances from the state department, and worked on my *&$%#@+ dissertation
2004: in which i went skiing again and lost a toenail AGAIN (but i swear this is the last time), spent waaaaaay more money on my car that any reasonable person should, took and passed the foreign service written exam, had a family reunion in tucson, rode in horse shows, turned 29, bought a house, celebrated 3 years with my sweetie, spent a lot of time at h0me dep0t, spent a lot of money on home improvement, took and passed the foreign service oral exam, dispaired about the future of our country, what with the shrub back in office, got 2 cats, and spent new years in edinburgh.
2003: in which i stopped waitressing, lived off the grant, went skiing again, lost a toenail again, spent mom's day with mom and grandma, taught psych of language for the second time, saw cirque du soleil, spent the 4th of july with 250,000 of my closest friends in nyc, contributed money to a political campaign for the first time ever (go Dean!), went to tenerife, went to st. thomas (ahhh), drove all around england for thanksgiving, watched my sister get a masters degree at the canterbury cathedral, started to get sick of still being in school, started leasing a horse (random!), and ate a lot of cheese
2002: in which i went skiing, lost a toenail, lost wuza, went to england twice, lost funding, didn't win a grant, maybe won a grant, started waitressing, and had a nice christmas
2001: in which i had ex-sex, took and failed then took and passed my qualifying exams, watched my dog die, had a summer of lovin', watched the world change, met karl, camped in california, and generally had a good time
2000: in which i started this diary, separated and broke up with my fiance, road-tripped around the country, moved to philadelphia, took my last official class, and questioned every decision


2000-12-15 - last final, celebratory dinner
2000-12-13 - a new president -- a new technique
2000-12-11 - last class ever! -- celebrity list
2000-12-04 - john's 25th birthday
2000-12-01 - okay, maybe not quite so much adventure
2000-11-30 - adventure! maybe!
2000-11-30 - going our separate ways
2000-11-17 - officially broken up
2000-11-09 - friggin ralph friggin nader
2000-11-07 - election day
2000-11-05 - feeling better
2000-11-02 - money woes
2000-10-27 - body image and exercise
2000-10-27 - depression -> desire for john
2000-10-13 - ben got engaged
2000-10-05 - catch-up
2000-09-27 - thoughts on laura
2000-09-27 - school stress
2000-09-21 - rant on utilities
2000-09-18 - settling in
2000-09-15 - post-trip debrief
2000-07-24 - running out of time
2000-07-18 - miscellaneous filler
2000-07-17 - feeling disgusted
2000-07-14 - planning for my trip
2000-07-11 - evening with john
2000-07-10 - post party
2000-07-06 - 25 years
2000-07-05 - reunion wrap-up
2000-06-22 - off to north dakota
2000-06-21 - camp
2000-06-21 - emotional tangles
2000-06-19 - wild living
2000-05-31 - few days before move-out
2000-05-25 - more on rob
2000-05-23 - graduation at uva
2000-05-02 - background info
2000-05-01 - my first entry

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