my life
I'm no longer pursuing a master's degree, at least at this point in time. I am instead pursuing a master's level Geographic Information Technologies Certificate, which will benefit me in that I am learning how to make maps on computers from air photos. It's fun and intellectually stimulating, at least at this point in time, neither of which can really be said about my attempt at identifying pollen (my first thesis attempt).
Since I'm no longer a master's student, I gave up my teaching assistantship, which means I have to pay for college. But it also means that I have a lot more time to dedicate to my classes.
With my slightly more existant free time, I am making 2 scarves: I am knitting a multi-colored rainbow scarf, and crocheting a Halloween orange and black scarf. I love them both equally, as if they were my own children ;)
I worked, for a very short period of time, at a Starbucks, and discovered that I do still love the concept of working in a coffee house, but when it comes down to it, the people you work with make the job. So now I am happily unemployed, trying to rake in the student loans that I can't get because I made too much money last year, and enjoying the fact that my husband has a job he likes that pays well to boot.
Yesterday I went to my first tailgating party, and it was awesome rad, even if I only drank virgin sodas. I didn't stay for the game, but if you happened to watch the USM vs Rice game and saw a sign that said "Pinch the Hooters," know that those people are in my department. And if you saw a dude in Scout Trooper armour, he's now my friend on facebook. Yeah, good times.
And now for the sad shit: my cat is sick. She has an upper-respiratory infection, which caused conjunctivitis to screw up her left eye. I have no idea how long she's been sick, but her fever is steadily climbing. They think she might have Feline Leukemia or FIV, and if she does, I swear I'm going to go to her old Vet, and heads will roll, because the only time she could have gotten it (she was tested when we got her) was while she was being boarded there. She has to stay overnight, and it makes me sad.
In other news: I think I'm going to be Alice (in Wonderland) for Halloween. If not, then expect me to join the Mississippi Legion of the 501st, as the Sith Lord Asajj Ventress. so much for growing my hair out...