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i don't have one. i think it's about time i threw out archimedes. my poor little, yellow, bonsai tree.
depressing.
and one of my aunts passed a couple weeks ago. death is always sobering. it felt good to help out with some of the arrangements though. feels good to feel useful, especially in such situations. it's also unnerving. she was the second sibling of my father's to die of cancer in the pass year and a half. and both his parents died of cancer. my maternal grandmother died of cancer, and m… Continue

i swear, even though i've done this a million times, every time mid-terms comes around i feel less and less capable. i guess because the courses are becoming more and more challenging, and ever sense i transfered i feel very intimidated by my professors, who are freakin rock stars in their fields. but exams are over now and while i try not to agonize over the results of my other 3 classes during spring break, i can rest assured that i rocked out on my byzantine art mid-term. and now i'm sick. i… Continue

i know how to change a burnt out headlight.
i know that changing your own oil is more trouble than its worth.
i know that the ancient Incas believed the sun, the god they worshipped, made a roaring, thundering sound.
i know that i have a ganglion cyst on my right thumb joint; i know that my body is aging, starting with my hands.
i know that it was emperor augustus who said "make haste slowly." ....i like that.
i know that pompeii was devastated by the eruption of mt vesuvius, in AD 79, in two ma… Continue

i keep this up. running late, i mean. dumb traffic. dumb snooze button. dumb long wet hair that needs to be blow dried, or i'll catch a cold. i must look pretty comical running from the parking garage, across campus to class with my huge luggage-like bag. i never see anyone else running. throat's kinda sore from breathing in the cold air. more like weezing in the cold air. i'm actually pretty surprised at how far i got before i had to stop and catch my breath, considering. i think i'm coming dow… Continue