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


05 December 2005 - 5 things i'm thinking about right now
28 November 2005 - thanksgiving, when i lust over gravy boats
22 November 2005 - i'm a human PDA
22 November 2005 - update: foreign service + dissertation
11 November 2005 - all aboard!
07 November 2005 - bucld 2005
01 November 2005 - dr. seuss vs. mr. men
17 October 2005 - The Mystery Of The Door Alarm
10 October 2005 - yes, it's on the test
28 September 2005 - cousin j: hemingway-to-be
23 September 2005 - needed: snappy comeback
16 September 2005 - 4 weeks, 4 years
09 September 2005 - ma jiggy doo
08 September 2005 - 7x7
08 September 2005 - who's to blame?
07 September 2005 - spa-riffic
29 August 2005 - on the tenth day of marriage, my true love gave to me...
12 August 2005 - pre-wedding trip to cancun
26 July 2005 - blueberry coconut
25 July 2005 - jersey girl
18 July 2005 - death of a professor
13 July 2005 - more poetic astronomy terms
12 July 2005 - the cuteness, it is killing me
06 July 2005 - 30
05 July 2005 - in between the 4th and the 6th
01 July 2005 - what's important, when you're overwintering in antarctica
27 June 2005 - more wedding la la la
10 June 2005 - goodbye, sweetness.
03 June 2005 - let's go quoiting!
02 June 2005 - i know, i know, no one cares about other people's weddings.
24 May 2005 - new names
19 May 2005 - field field field
10 May 2005 - engagement
01 May 2005 - The Plan, The Abyss, The Real Plan
28 April 2005 - The Plan
26 April 2005 - i hope some day you'll join us, and the world will live as one
18 April 2005 - my grad school career: more funding crises than amtrak
06 April 2005 - of stoops and alleys and warm spring evenings
31 March 2005 - presumption of life, my ass
30 March 2005 - requiem for a car
20 March 2005 - catching up
18 February 2005 - grading grading grading
18 February 2005 - royal family? common peasants? you decide.
16 February 2005 - shafted, almost.
13 February 2005 - tick tock
13 February 2005 - wednesday 9 february
06 February 2005 - BBC story
05 February 2005 - mike
31 January 2005 - maybe it doesn't snow where she's from
26 January 2005 - clearly, i am too sedentary
21 January 2005 - vindaloo
21 January 2005 - moments
13 January 2005 - christmas & hogmanay, 2004-5

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