Cabbages and Kings

My word, but it's been a long time.

Of course, there are many reasons why...dissertation, and the fact that I'd rather be on the couch with my boyfriend in the evenings than at the computer trying to think up useless blog topics not least among them.

So, why am I updating now? Well, for one thing I'm on a new schedule that makes my mornings a bit weird. The classes I teach are all in the afternoon, which makes my day a bit weird. Basically, I get up, work on stuff until about noon, have lunch, head to school, teach, and then I'm back home by 3:30. Unfortunately, at that point, I'm really not in the mood to go back to working on dissertation stuff. Consequently, my work time gets slightly cut down. So I'm blogging now because I just finished one project for the day, but I don't have enough time to start the next one before I have to shower, lunch, and head out the door. The second reason is that, well, I haven't updated in a while and I'm bored. One can only check Google Reader so often for updates, people.

So what's new since the summer? I still haven't graduated for one. That, however, is coming shortly...most likely in March or early April. The boyfriend is going to be an uncle for the second time in the next month or so, so we're planning a trip to the mid-west in the near future. Christmas was lovely, if a bit overextended. We have a new president! I watched the inauguration, and I unexpectedly cried as soon as Chief Justice Roberts said, "Congratulations, Mr. President." Does it seem to anyone else that there's a new bounce in everyone's step?

I'm sure there's lots more, but I'm blanking out. I'm about to turn 30, you know. Since senility is apparently setting in early, consider yourselves updated, because I doubt it will get better.

Happy belated new year, and here's to blogging more regularly in the future.