3 posts tagged “mla”

It's been a crazy winter.  Lots going on, and I found myself lost in deep thought more than I care to remember.  Trust me, there have been good things, but also things for me to reflect on.

Enough about that.  It's Spring!!  Trees are blooming, the tulips and daffodils are coming out, and except for the frigid (40-something) weather today, Spring has been glorious.

Today was my first ever 5K!  I finished, I didn't die (or even hurt too terribly bad), and I wasn't last place.  ;)  My time was 49:46.4 doing a walk/jog combo.  I was hoping for under 45 minutes, but I'll take under 50.  Next time I'm going to work on beating my time, and eventually I want to jog an entire 5K.  Heck, maybe I'll do the half-marathon one day.  Time will tell...

Update on TV stuffs: I've started watching Life, and absolutely love it.  LOVE it.  Still watching Lost, as I figure I need to stick it out at this point.  I've pretty much given up on Heroes.  Gossip Girl is crazy fun as always.  I'm curious to see how Biggest Loser turns out.  And I've also been watching Dollhouse.  I didn't like it much at first, but it's finally starting to come together better.  I'll stick it out until Fox cancels it (which given how Fox treats Joss Whedon shows on Friday nights, it won't be long...).  Oh, and 24 has been amazingly awesome again this season.

I've got some more travel coming up.  Visiting my brother and some friends next weekend, then conferencing and visiting family in Nashville the next week.  I love spending Easter with my sister, as it means coloring eggs and watching her hunt them. 

Sadly, I won't get to go to the upcoming MLA conference in Honolulu.  But I've got a SoCal/Vegas vacation planned for June, so I will get some beach time before too long.  :) 

As the title suggests, I feel so behind on stuff lately.  I finally broke out of my almost-week-long rut of not even reading blogs.  Even if I'm not writing, I normally keep up with everyone.  I feel a bit better now that I've caught up on that. 

I'm three episodes behind on Lost, and three behind on Doctor Who (am watching the current season!).  I just watched the Gossip Girl finale and enjoyed it.  The Office finale left me wondering what will happen next season...which I suppose is the sign of a good finale!

All is well in regards to the getting-ready-for-surgery process.  Papers should be submitted to my insurance company soon, and I'll know more about a surgery date after that.  In the meantime, I've been making some dietary changes that make me a bit cranky, though I'm trying to stay positive and know that this is all for the best.  It is for the best, right?  Good health and all that?  I know, I know...

I'm about halfway done with a baby blanket (#1 of 4+ of 2008) and will post a pic as soon as it's finished.  I'm planning on doing quite a bit of work on it tomorrow.

I really hated missing MLA this year.  Such a bummer.  Fortunately, I'm *definitely* going next year, as the travel budget was increased at work, and the conference is in Honolulu.  :)

I was given a little pot of catnip and I really need to plant it in one of the pots outside.  Anyone want to bet on how long it actually lasts?  I've got a notorious black thumb, even though I wish I could plant things and make them grow.

This was quite possibly the most boring update ever.  Sorry.  I hope writing here helps me get out of this crazy rut.  I totally need a vacation, or at least a day at Dollywood.  :)

Did you miss me?  ;)

I've been in Philadelphia for the annual MLA conference.  (By the way, so happy to see that Een has joined!)  It was everything I knew it would be...networking, sharing of information, networking, yummy food, networking, the Mutter Museum, networking, etc.  I love seeing people that I only see once or twice a year, catching up with friends, and making new friends.  It was an excellent conference, and makes me look forward to next year's in Chicago even more!   I need to start thinking about what to submit for paper and/or poster sessions, as the call for participation will be going out sometime in September or sooner.

After that I spent some time with my dad, stepmom, sister, and her puppy at a cabin in the Smoky Mountains.  I'm going back tomorrow for the day before they wrap up their vacation there.  I have lots of fish pictures from the aquarium in Gatlinburg, and plan to upload a bunch of pics this weekend.

I'm almost done watching season/series finales (still need to see Veronica Mars and 24) and have upgraded my Netflix subscription for the summer.  I should have Happy Feet, The Illusionist, and The Departed in my mailbox tomorrow.  After that will be Doctor Who (9th Doctor).  I can almost hear slytherinlibrarian squealing with joy that she may have a convert and that I might be overcoming my childhood fear of Doctor Who.  We'll see.  :)