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


20 December 2004 - little details
15 December 2004 - heat! also: kitchen update #2, with photos
13 December 2004 - meet the family
07 December 2004 - and so it begins. kitchen update #1.
29 November 2004 - FSOA. longass entry, read at your own risk.
15 November 2004 - come on over and hiss at the batcat
12 November 2004 - multi-transported police cornucopia
09 November 2004 - over the river and through the woods, to the vet we go
04 November 2004 - linky mapy icky politicky
04 November 2004 - "will the queers please move to the back of the bus"
03 November 2004 - devastation
22 October 2004 - politics at the barn
19 October 2004 - constipation, and jon stewart on crossfire
11 October 2004 - wonderkitty!
06 October 2004 - kitty!
04 October 2004 - our new bathroom, a photo essay
01 October 2004 - 100 things
27 September 2004 - stop knocking
24 September 2004 - VOTE!
20 September 2004 - st. thomas photo retrospective
20 September 2004 - third anniversary wrap-up
16 September 2004 - fucking advisor
16 September 2004 - 3 years with the british boy
10 September 2004 - academia, she stank
08 September 2004 - have tan, will travel
27 August 2004 - MTT aim to please
23 August 2004 - ming, tang, and tai
20 August 2004 - only a money pothole
18 August 2004 - anthony & katy get married
06 August 2004 - the glory
05 August 2004 - our house. in the middle of our street.
04 August 2004 - clueless prof, coming to a classroom near you
02 August 2004 - weekend wrap-up
28 July 2004 - free iPod. you know you want one.
26 July 2004 - things you must believe to be a Republican
21 July 2004 - blow my mind, twice
20 July 2004 - an insulting $4300
19 July 2004 - my 15 seconds
14 July 2004 - the shrub looks out for his own, again.
12 July 2004 - spidey
06 July 2004 - 29
01 July 2004 - the aesthetic travesty of the high rises
01 July 2004 - part of the club
29 June 2004 - post-reunion
22 June 2004 - post-horse show, pre-reunion round-up
14 June 2004 - 1000 days, and what a way to celebrate
08 June 2004 - the transit of venus
07 June 2004 - the mystery of the pee smell in the kitchen
28 May 2004 - house hunting
26 May 2004 - the cost of war, and the ?truth? of statistics
21 May 2004 - 9/11 commission testimony
21 May 2004 - rock of a ring for b----
20 May 2004 - radnor hunt show
17 May 2004 - fuck you very much
17 May 2004 - (not) graduating
12 May 2004 - outraged at the outrage
05 May 2004 - hello, grad school angst. my name is borogoves, how lovely to meet you.
03 May 2004 - art al fresco
03 May 2004 - found magazine
03 May 2004 - and we wonder why they hate us
28 April 2004 - mouse #22
20 April 2004 - soldiers coming home
15 April 2004 - dare i imagine?
14 April 2004 - page 23, 5th sentence
14 April 2004 - the PhD blues
01 April 2004 - le poisson d'avril
29 March 2004 - first in a series
29 March 2004 - cuny and horse show
22 March 2004 - crashes and logos
16 March 2004 - the unknown
15 March 2004 - queens of death!
12 March 2004 - Soap update
12 March 2004 - in the style of dusty springfield...
12 March 2004 - veep veeeeep!
27 February 2004 - popcorn popper
26 February 2004 - Soap receipt
25 February 2004 - random crap. and you better like it.
23 February 2004 - apr�s ski
11 February 2004 - steamboat, here i come
09 February 2004 - dude, keep it to yourself
06 February 2004 - still bucking
05 February 2004 - ah HA! it's an alternator problem!
02 February 2004 - sigh, the car. will it ever end?
02 February 2004 - the superboob, version 2.0
26 January 2004 - intelligence failures
22 January 2004 - of coffins and comets
20 January 2004 - the world for an albatross
20 January 2004 - know thy shrub
15 January 2004 - joe gibbs!
14 January 2004 - this is officially a saga
13 January 2004 - damn car grumble grumble
09 January 2004 - builders tea
05 January 2004 - political links
02 January 2004 - beware: rant ahead

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