And another year rolls round.
May this one be better than the last and bring peace, happiness, and fulfilment to all.
Category: Personal
Home Again
We’re home. Miami was hot as hell but it was great to see the family. I have a huge pile of catching up to do, yet we were only gone for three days!
On Cusp
A friend in NY used that phrase the other day and it’s very apt. I’m on cusp right now. Waiting to see what Rita will do, waiting to see if we can get to Miami for a cousin’s wedding this weekend (I unwisely chose to be changing planes in DFW right about the time Rita is supposed to be making landfall & who knows how backed up the DFW airport will be with rerouted HOU flights), and waiting to see what will happen when we get back.
Scott is (fingers crossed!) starting a new job next week, we’re probably going to be moving to a new place outside the city…. in short, there’s a lot going on. On a personal level, most of it is good, but for the nation, not so much.
At any rate, blogging will probably be light the next several days.
Back To School Prep
Last semester, I had to drop close to $600 on textbooks, which seemed a bit excessive. Imagine my surprise when checking the required books for my courses this semester: I found only 2 books on the list. Buying both used on Amazon cut my textbook bill to less than $200. I was so sure that was a mistake that I went over to the campus bookstore yesterday to see if perhaps the online list was wrong. But no, only two textbooks.
One professor has not submitted a book list to the store, so he may hit us with a big list the first day of class. Even so, it’s nice to not have to drop that much cash on books this semester.
I’ve sent in all my paperwork, written a tuition check, and gotten a nice new notebook for classes. I even bought a cute new shirt yesterday. And the weather here seems to be changing over towards September-in-San Francisco – our eternal summer fogbank seems to be lightening up.
Summer is winding down. I’m ready.
Time Passages
One year ago today we brought Gimi home from the SPCA.
Gimi when we brought him home:
Gimi now:
What can I say? He’s a great big goofy cat. He loves people and other animals. I sleep better when he’s cuddled up next to me; his big old purr is very soothing. He’s not much of a lap cat, but I suspect in a couple more years he will be. In short, I’m so glad we brought him home.
Oh, and next Monday, my fall semester starts. It’s been a long and overall not very thrilling summer, I’ll be glad to get back to school.
Oh Captain My Captain
Not that you’re going to care unless you’re into yacht racing, but my father won his class in the 2005 Around Long Island race this year, Division 1. Go Dad!
