Tomorrow is Dan's last final.  He's a few hours away from being done with law school.  It's crazy!  Then the real moving out begins.  Well, first I think there will probably be some drinking, and yelling . . maybe even fireworks, but then the moving.  I'm excited!

I couldn't take the my little pony.  It was too much for me.  The problem is that I really would like a pinkish theme or something light, but the options aren't very satisfying.  Beware I may be switching around a lot over the next few days!

I don't think that this theme should be called "Dance Party"  I think it should be called "My Little Pony Rides Again" don't you?

Feeling sad or blue?  Go to flog and check out his entry from 4/13/06.  He has some videos on YouTube that are bound to make you happy.  I especially like the dancing and the dog, but I'm biased. You may prefer the zamboni.

Wow, Dan and I are fast approaching the end of our time in Eugene.  The plan right now is that we will live with my parents for the summer and then move out when Dan finds a job.  He's taking the bar prep at Lewis and Clark which is nice.  My parents are actually excited about having us move in, so there isn't any pressure there.  We get along with them pretty well.  Still, I'm not totally thrilled to be 27 married and living with my folks.  Oh well!

I'm heading up to Manning today to finish clearing out my room today.  I worked on it a little during spring break but didn't get through nearly enough.  There is nothing like finding your old notebooks and journals from high school and college to slow down a cleaning process.  I need to have a bonfire!

Wow! So I haven't updated for almost a month! It's disgraceful, I know, and I promise to be better. I have no good excuse. I have been a little bit busier than normal, but not busy enough to justify so much neglect. I only have two or three particularly exciting things to fill y'all in on, but they both make me very happy.

The first is that I got new glasses! I have been wearing contacts for years and years, but this December I decided that I was sick of putting my fingers in my eyes, so I skipped off to the eye doctor and downgraded to goggles. I chose some cute black metal frames. I really like them. I adjusted to them pretty quickly, but every once in a while I see myself in the mirror and I feel like I'm in some kind of silly disguise. I will post a picture today.

Item two is that I have a little job. It's temporary, it's part time, and it's easy. It's a phone campaign for an educational conference. I work M-F 8-12, which would have made me cringe in previous years, but is working out really well for me now. I am actually starting to like getting up in the morning. Plus by the time I'm done at noon I feel like I have a whole extra day ahead of me. If I wasn't working I would probably be sleeping in until noon anyway.

Dan has some pictures of our New York trip up online here. We are back in Eugene and things are back to normal. The pets are really happy to be home. Dan is in school again and he is starting the job hunt too. I am back my normal routine as well. We are hoping to figure out a way to afford going to Chicago for spring break. We really hope we can make it!

Want to know what I've been up to?  Well first you should read the FLOG post from Dec. 3.  I'll provide an update later tonight.

Yay, a food holdiay! 


If you find yourself overstressed this holiday season consider doing something to release some pressure.  You may want to consider the 2005 Welcome to Blog Holiday Coloring Contest.

This is what happens when I neglect my knitting basket.  It grows a weird mold . . . no really that's my cat.

Cat love. 

How do I know that Leo loves me?  Well . . .
a.  He runs at me and wraps his big paws around my leg (no claws) then runs away.  This is called play.
b.  He sits on my lap when I am at the computer and rests his head on my hand while I type.  This cannot be comfortable, but he refuses to be placed anywhere else. 
c.  When I get up he steals my seat.  Obviously this means love.
d.  He tries to share my dinner. 
e.  He tries to share his dinner with me by leaving a dead mouse at the foot of the bed. 
f.  He tries to taste everything I drink before I can drink it. ( I think he is testing for poison. That, or he really appreciates a fresh glass of water.)

How do I know that Bonzi loves me?  Well . . .  She drools in my ear while I sleep.  This is either a sign of love or an attempt to keep me away from Dan. 

I am Puffy Shirt Brandy!  Who are you?


Wait!  Update!

This is much better.

I am Iron Anne Bonney!  Who are you?

Apparently law school is not giving my husband enough to do.  Look here and here if you don't believe me. 

I just found this series of books that I read when I was little that I loved.  It is a series called "The Dark is Rising" by Susan Cooper.  I read this during a week when I had the flu and I have always remembered it, although I couldn't remember the titles or author.  There was a point in my childhood when reading became my friend in a way that nothing else could.  I don't know why or how, exactly, I just know that it happened.  Since then I have read many, many things, some that I remember very clearly and others that I don't.  I have always wanted to go back and reread this series, and I really look forward to it. 

I just started this other blog that I'm mostly using for silly stuff that I find online.  Dan has a blog, a lot of our UO related friends have blogs, and I had an old blog that I recently deleted.  I feel like AY should be mostly for real life updates, and things like that.  But I occasionally find things (silly things) that I need to talk about, so I started this other blog.  The reason I am telling you this is because I linked to our spaces blogs, and if anyone ever reads my new blog(might not happen), you may find strangers looking at your blogs.  If you don't like this, let me know and I will get rid of the links.  I might end up just deleting the new blog and occasionally blogging about corn dog jello here (beware!)

I am a firm believer in preparing myself with an extra book when I know that the book I am reading is going to send me into withdrawals once I finish it.  I just read the newest Diana Gabaldon book "A Breath of Snow and Ashes."   If you haven't read any Diana Gabaldon I would highly suggest it.  Her books are a blend of historical fiction, sci-fi, and romance.  They are also wonderfully long (usually 800-1000 pages!}  I wisely bought an M.C. Beaton book, Death of A Dentist when I bought the other book.  Beaton writes pulpy mysteries set in Scotland and the Cotswalds.  Her books are fast paced, and if you read like I do you can make it through one in a few hours.  I am happy to say that the Beaton book was perfect protection against the withdrawals I know would have followed the Gabaldon book.