I'm back

Here you go, Dana.

So...it's been a year. I feel like I have finally resurfaced and am starting to tread water. For the past 12 months, I have been 1. working, 2. slogging through grad school, 3. doing research for other people, 4. doing my own research, 5. sleeping. It's been swell. But the end is in sight! I have the summer off from classes! I have a procedure for my thesis! It's warm outside, and the kids are a little more manageable! All happy news...

In other news, I have begun training for the MDI marathon in October. This should be interesting. I have thought about doing one for the past few years, but always put it on the 'to do later' list. We shall see how this goes. I'm cautiously optimistic.

And finally, since my classload is a little lighter these days, I am watching TV again. The Deadliest Catch is possibly the best TV show ever. And I have learned that I cannot watch American news programs anymore. It's painful. It's like the entire nation has been compressed into one brain - and it's stuck in the sand like an ostrich. I watch the BBC when I can, and read the Irish Times and Le Monde. It's amazing that a country as large as ours can be so insular.

But enough of the political rant. (Actually, I didn't even get started.)