Christmas Rush

It came and went. Quietest Christmas I've had in a long, long time. I think Alex had a quiet one as well. Rather sad for all of us, I would think.

I hope the New Year brings happiness to us all.

My Son's New Show-and-Tell

A few days ago, Boy took his little fire hydrant, a toy from his firetruck, and pretended it was a lighter. he went around "lighting" imaginary cigarettes, making the strike sounds and everything. Today I watched him put a pencil in his mouth and take a nice, long, drag from it, holding it just like a cigarette.

I hope his mother is proud.

Well, It's All Over

All but the crying, anyway. I felt this calm take over yesterday after the last final, but now it's back to stressing out over finding a job. The idea of plain, dumb work sounds so good right now, I can't even imagine not having to read chapters every night and trying to decipher what they mean.

Very Quiet: Too Quiet, In Fact

Johann Agustus Sutter

Although an empty house is great for getting my work done, it's also pretty sad. I miss kid's voices and action. I miss having someone to love.

BTW, I'm writing about an old friend, John A. Sutter. The more I read of his exploits, the more I appreciate him as a flawed but basically honest, God-fearing man. We could use a few more of these characters in today's world.

I *Guess* This is Right...

You are The Sun

Happiness, Content, Joy.

The meanings for the Sun are fairly simple and consistent.

Young, healthy, new, fresh. The brain is working, things that were muddled come clear, everything falls into place, and everything seems to go your way.

The Sun is ruled by the Sun, of course. This is the light that comes after the long dark night, Apollo to the Moon's Diana. A positive card, it promises you your day in the sun. Glory, gain, triumph, pleasure, truth, success. As the moon symbolized inspiration from the unconscious, from dreams, this card symbolizes discoveries made fully consciousness and wide awake. You have an understanding and enjoyment of science and math, beautifully constructed music, carefully reasoned philosophy. It is a card of intellect, clarity of mind, and feelings of youthful energy.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Second Presentation Finished

A little smoother than the first, only because I used my PC for it. Scaling the sizes of the images to the projector resolution was fun to do at the last minute, but, hey, it's done! Hard to tell how I compared to the rest of my class, but my notated script was promising. Still have some work to do for the final paper, plus start TWO others due next week. One more final on Thursday.

I'm so ready for this to be over...

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First Presentation Done

Relieved, but embarrassed. We were going to use my laptop as the presentation device, but for the sake of time switched to the school Mac. Big mistake. The resolution was off, and the pages were way too large for the screen. Oops.

Subject matter was good, though, so maybe things will work out in the end. Two more presentations to go, plus two term papers, plus two finals. I will be so very happy to see school out for the semester. I hope I can finish the year and survive.

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Things Are Happening

I can just feel it. Something is up, my antennae are twitching, but I can't find the source. It feels kind of cool, though, so something not bad.

Finishing some papers, starting some others, and hoping to glide out of this semester with a shred of dignity still attached. What a rough mofo...