There's been a lot going on over here this past week, both at work and at home. I'm looking forward to when I can read a lot in a sitting. Life I've been pretty distressed by all the gun violence news this week. Not that it has ever not been so distressing, but coming out of the pandemic and pretty much hearing about some shooting or the other almost every day, has just shown that nothing has changed in this world. Adam Toledo and Indianapolis this week. And apparently, there is still no way this can be controlled. Ugh, so frustrated. When I wasn't worrying about the news (or trying not to), I've been busy picking paint colors. The husband and I have been talking about painting our house, or just the upstairs, or just the downstairs, or the basement, or.. for the better part of the past four years. We finally decided to go ahead with it - that is, paint the entire house. It's a massive undertaking, especially considering the painter is going to be here tomorrow
Happy Mothers' Day to all wonderful moms out there!
Happy Mothers' Day to my amazing, always cheerful mom, who I miss a lot every day!
I had one of my best weeks so far, because I didn't work at all. After two weeks of a hectic schedule, I took most of last week off - catching up on my online social life, which is far more interesting that my real life. I managed to catch up with my Google reader, and read a bit.
The coming week is the last week of the Spring semester, and I sure am going to miss the student community at Blacksburg, most of whom will probably return home or start their summer internships. I'll still be here during summer, writing my thesis, but it will be in the midst of a much smaller crowd on campus. Even without being a city or having any significant landmarks, Blacksburg is still a wonderful place to be. So much so that I'm currently enjoying The Lumby Lines by Gail Fraser, which is about a quaint lazy town, where everyone knows everyone else, and the favorite pastime of the residents is reading the Sheriff's report in the newspaper. Ok, we have it much better here, of course. And everyone doesn't know everyone else, considering we have a population of almost 40000. Plenty of fun activities to keep the town always young. But there's still a small-town feel that I can identify with better than in a major city like LA or SF.
How's your Sunday? The moms out there, anything special planned for the day? I sure hope so!
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Love the mother's day comics!
It sounds like undergrads are the same everywhere. Nothing wrong with partying, but some of us need to study and/or sleep, yes? Ah, the memories...
Emidy, Alyce & Diane, I agree. Otherwise I might have become a zombie! :)
Juju, hope you have a fun time with your mom!
Helen, that does sound like fun! 3 generations of wonderful women out having fun, esp shopping!!
Stephanie, I tried to be nice about it. :) Even with all that noise boring a hole in my ear drum.
Nymeth, I love C&H too! Oh so true, party all you want, ye ungrateful undergrads! Just allow us mere mortals to study and sleep! (A spin off of Rubeus Hagrid and Gimli, son of Gloin.)
Kathy, that does sound like my sentiments too! I will miss BBurg!