1st day of school ...

... and it's so frustrating. It probably wasn't a good sign when I accidentally threw my ipod with my towel in the "dirty towels" basket at the rec this morning. I was really embarrassed when they started putting on the rubber gloves to dig through the nasty towels. I felt so bad.

I'm just really upset at the school's disorganization. I'm still uncertain on if and when I am teaching. And then there's this class swapping in my schedule. Really, they're not a big deal. I just don't like the first day of school when I'm running around fixing issues.

The first day wore me out. I'm exhausted. :(

Museum hopping in Houston!

So for one of my last days of freedom before school starts Alexis and I went to Houston today to see the museums. We hit the regular hot spots -- The Menil, The Rothko Chapel, some galleries and another installation in the area as well as the MFA Houston and Contemporary Art Museum. The weather was great and it was inspiring to see some art -- some really nice and some really strange. What was odd is that in all the all the places we visited the employees seemed to keep a watchful eye on us. We were not dressed particularly bad nor were we frolicking around like some of the other visitors. One security guard at the sculpture garden gave me a hard glare above his sunglasses like a jerk. I don't know what it was about the two of us that screamed "Keep an eye on these two."

Aside from that I had a great time seeing all the art. I was seriously art-ed out by the end of the day. The extra hour to get out of Houston didn't help either, but that's traffic.

a new year and still in grad school ...

I so want to do this before I kick the can!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7159999.stm

happy holidays!

Ahhh ... how times have changed. I only wish I were this productive at home.

it's getting close to that time again ...

... that's right. New Year's Resolutions!!!

I might try something simple this year ... like updating this blog ever so often rather than posting silly youtube links. What else should I add to my list? I really do need to watch my spending. It's almost looking like I may be living off Ramen for the next semester. Well, maybe not that bad, but my spending habit is becoming an issue. Let's keep the list at that for now and I'll add on later. I still have a little over a week to develop my "Things to better myself list."

one day...

...I'll write something meaningful and inspiring for people to read. Or something really silly. Not today. I'm busy.

german coast guard.

the end of the world

I bring you "Shpants"!