Surfacing

After a month and a half, I can finally take a deep breath. Maybe two! It feels great. I love being busy, but not out-of-control busy. Today is going to revolve around feeling the rain turn to snow, curling up in front of my fireplace with a good (non-class related book), and some reflection. ~sigh!~ :-)

Anyway, I'll leave you to enjoy this picture of Halloween's Team Zissou! (trying to look serious for the picture...with varying degrees of success!)

Daisy May

Update: "Heartsong" is also a good starter song

Moving to Ann Arbor has exposed me to a whole new array of incredible musicians. One of the more outstanding local artists is Daisy May...talk about a voice! "Radio", "Waiting," and "Monday Morning" are good songs to begin with.
In other news, things are still pretty dang busy. I'm afraid I shot myself in the foot this week. Usually I do the majority of my regression problem sets after work on Friday afternoons. This week I decided to work 8:00-5:00...which means I have to do this problem set tonight. I know, I know...I could've done it ahead of time, except I haven't had a chance to slow down this week! even I got up at 4:00 this morning to finish two essays. Must organize an agenda for a meeting tomorrow, too...and fill out another application.

Mmmm...I think I'll definitely be sleeping in this weekend! :-)

It's about time!

Finally... Today I feel a sense of national pride that has been absent from my life for a very long time. I look forward to being able to travel outside of the United States and not have people ask 'what's wrong with your country?', and "how can you guys keep making the same mistake?' Perhaps some positive stereotypes will emerge from this?! It would be about time!

I'm loving this semester, but it's certainly a bit crazy! Today is the first time the group of us putting together this year's International Economic Development Program (going to Senegal in February) gets to meet the class we'll be working/traveling with. So exciting! So much work, but hopefully quite worth it. :-)

In other news...one more day!!!!!!!!!!! Let's hope for a decisive victory and some class, both on the part of the victor and the defeated. There has been too much slander going on lately.