quiescence

I wanted to make some comment or contribution to the discussion of Mia's new set, but I didn't think it would even be worth it on the boards.

It's all rather disappointing.

Whatever people's views on religion, no matter how pro-this or anti-that, people just went into the usual knee-jerk reactions. Many people were happy to throw out old tropes of "there's nudity in it,...
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I wanted to make some comment or contribution to the discussion of Mia's new set, but I didn't think it would even be worth it on the boards.

It's all rather disappointing.

Whatever people's views on religion, no matter how pro-this or anti-that, people just went into the usual knee-jerk reactions. Many people were happy to throw out old tropes of "there's nudity in it,...
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Well, my sickness is dragging on for no apparent reason. It seems that all the rest, juice, vitamins, etc are simply wastes of time. Poop.

Last night was good fun though. I got to see all sorts of SGBoston folk that came out to see Pip all dressed up (in my clothes and makeup). Blondie, Semitic, Sid, Gasmaskboy, Gumbercules, and...
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Yesterday was, in a word, awful.

When I checked my email yesterday morning I had a message from one of my professors. She informed me that she had to turn in reviews of my work for my financial aid, continuing enrollment, etc, etc this week and really needed to see some written work from me. She's taking me on for directed research, mind you, so...
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It was my brother's birthday on Friday and he came up to Boston for the weekend to visit some of his friends. Unsurprisingly I wanted to see him, even if only briefly, to celebrate a bit, but my rather nasty illness prevented me from doing so Friday or yesterday.
So, out of my boundless filial devotion, I dragged my sick and wilted body out of...
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I am so fucking sick.

Back to my monkish seclusion. The end of the semester tends to do that to me.

Hopefully I can pop out to catch a drink with the Boston folk tomorrow. I need to have a few words with Pip...

Well today Sid got to have her corset piercings ogled, commented on, and generally paid attention to when we were out buying crickets for Squee. (two of which he's eaten so far). One woman was, frankly, rude about them. Regardless of how strenuosly you feel about not wanting to get them yourself, it is unnecessary to comment on it to the entirety of the restaurant...
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I actually had a chance to take a break and hang out today. It was fantastic, and filled with good seafood and martinis.
I get to pay for it in a few hours when I wake up and move into the library for the day...

Well, 3 hours of class today, about 6 hours of reading, and errands thrown into the middle. I'm about done for the day....

Tomorrow I get to spend about $50 making copies of 16th and 17th century pamphlets on witchcraft. Woohoo.

Sorry for the lack of updates, comments in your journals, etc. It's most definitely that time of the semester again. I'll be in academic exile for the next 6 weeks or so. (Though I hope to maintain my usual Monday and Wednesday outings. Gumbercules, I'll be out tomorrow and I can get back my cds from you.)
Other than that, enjoy the snow.

I didn't get into Northwestern for my PhD. This isn't a terrible surprise...it has a great history department, only accepts about 6 or so history PhD students a year, and gets somewhere around 150-200 applications. Regardless, it does sting a bit. Now I need to start worrying about how I can afford to keep going to the most expensive school in the world.
And three...
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