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


29 December 2003 - the loot, 2003
29 December 2003 - the in-laws are staying another 6 days
29 December 2003 - distribute this!
12 December 2003 - google bombing
10 December 2003 - fun new britishisms, courtesy of our karl
01 December 2003 - thanksgiving in england
01 December 2003 - happy 6th birthday, miss fergusson!
20 November 2003 - i sacrificed the belt
14 November 2003 - thanksgiving in england
11 November 2003 - activity karl
07 November 2003 - compelling, though false, indications that i have too much time/cash
05 November 2003 - happy guy fawkes day
03 November 2003 - random pics
31 October 2003 - yet another break-in
30 October 2003 - random $300
24 October 2003 - silly english kinigits
17 October 2003 - let's give people things. or things to people.
16 October 2003 - marriage protection week
14 October 2003 - dishwasher saga
10 October 2003 - ten dead mice
09 October 2003 - borogoves is professor x
06 October 2003 - a weekend of soccer and hardware
03 October 2003 - political rant
29 September 2003 - shower butler
25 September 2003 - ze gambia
25 September 2003 - my car overheats
23 September 2003 - pee IN your pants, dammit
22 September 2003 - weekend wrap-up
19 September 2003 - isabel schmisabel
19 September 2003 - guinea pigs, big and small
17 September 2003 - what a sneaky karl!
16 September 2003 - second anniversary
15 September 2003 - misleader of america
11 September 2003 - two years later
10 September 2003 - riaa, king of the world
09 September 2003 - matrix pingpong
09 September 2003 - to the islands, and grandma's 80th
03 September 2003 - you know you're old when...
19 August 2003 - tenerife, and england
19 August 2003 - al gore makes me swoon
19 August 2003 - fresh from the can, SPAM! i'll slice it if you fry it up.
04 August 2003 - dagmar, aka what i did over the weekend
31 July 2003 - too young to be creaky
30 July 2003 - ocean city, plus why i love ev
25 July 2003 - nice things about dad
18 July 2003 - saddle shopping
16 July 2003 - clik for laffs
14 July 2003 - boys and laundry, weekend update
06 July 2003 - 28
30 June 2003 - walking on sunshine
23 June 2003 - toenails and sangria do not mix
12 June 2003 - to ottawa! and beyond!
05 June 2003 - o canada, o canada!
02 June 2003 - of elevator buttons and contractions
23 May 2003 - anyone got a great recipe for sangria?
13 May 2003 - to grandmother's house we go
07 May 2003 - legacies
07 May 2003 - still horseless, after alllll these years
01 May 2003 - i've wanted a horse since i was 8
25 April 2003 - iceland incorporated
23 April 2003 - cafe and horse show
21 April 2003 - easter 2003
17 April 2003 - chin hickey
08 April 2003 - BATH ROOM!
07 April 2003 - weekend update, aka rodin and soccer
03 April 2003 - three times in five friggin' months!
27 March 2003 - friggin military press briefings
21 March 2003 - intruder alert
20 March 2003 - bush v. saddam, part ii
17 March 2003 - we're going to the bouganville
14 March 2003 - this way and that: running, tenerife plans, fake ticklish
13 March 2003 - things that piss me off. followed by things that make me happy, for a little balance
10 March 2003 - i'm CRYING, this is so fuckin funny
06 March 2003 - tootsie pops
28 February 2003 - would you save a butterfly?
27 February 2003 - it's a sorrowful day in the neighborhood
25 February 2003 - heyyyyy youuuuuuu guyyyyyyyyys!
21 February 2003 - really gross skin disease
20 February 2003 - skiing and valentine
20 February 2003 - some stuff that has happened to karl
06 February 2003 - la traviata
06 February 2003 - la traviata
05 February 2003 - a rainbow of fruit flavors
03 February 2003 - where i was when i heard about columbia
30 January 2003 - i never know what to title these entries with no real theme, just a list of things that i've thought about in the last day or two
28 January 2003 - un brain functioning
27 January 2003 - last day at the dog
21 January 2003 - things i've learned
16 January 2003 - i wanna be loved by you...
10 January 2003 - belly hole cheese
10 January 2003 - grant!
08 January 2003 - crazy nighttime spazz-out
03 January 2003 - george w, the christmas roach

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