Endangered Species

Like good white people, we like awareness, no? Save the tree octopus!

Materialistic Insanity

Thank God my husband, currently employed as a seasonal retail worker, was not working this morning.

Granted, the midwest is NOT New York, but still . . .

(Photo courtesy of the New York Times)

Announcement

The Priests for Life tell me this is more or less what Baby Curry looks like right now. :)

I apologize to anyone I have been grumpy with lately. Oh yes, that's right: "morning sickness", but for me it's more like "all day sickness with special emphasis on mornings and evenings". :( I'm not really spewing, thank goodness, just always feeling like I could be, if I were so inclined. Thank goodness for peppermint gum. I don't know what I'd do without it - seems to keep the monster at bay, to some extent.

We, of course, wanted to wait on announcing it widely until we'd told our families in person. We did that earlier tonight by giving late father's day cards to both the new grandpas (and two present great-grandpas!) at a small party.

. . . and yes, we are very, very pleased. :D

I have noticed this phenomenon, and I'm glad someone, somewhere, is taking it more seriously.

One of my husband's classmates, who is otherwise a conservative, very intelligent man, is VERY addicted to "gaming". He's also very inclined to all things Asian. . . I wonder where that psycological connection is? I've long thought that certain races had greater propensities towards given sets of vices - most likely a result of their cultural habituations. The Japanese (and evidently the South Koreans as well) seem incredibly inclined towards overindulgence in virtual phenomena. Come to think of it, even in my Caucasian circles, most of the friends I had who were quiet, withdrawn and fond of computer games also had an affinity towards Asian culture, either in the form of Anime, Pokemon, or in some other way.

Maybe there's something about Asian-ness that seems to resemble or encourage the virtual world better than most other cultural mainstays. Not being one of these quiet, withdrawn gamers - heck if I'd know what that was. But, maybe it's like how the Irish are given to overfondness of beer from a cultural inclination towards homey, noisy pubs and parties therein. Or, perhaps, how the British are inclined towards being stodgy from cultural habituation to large, rich, Edwardian architecture. -?-

I dunno. But, well, at least the South Koreans know they have a problem. More power to them!

Scientists are crazy.

Where do they get off thinking that they can philosophize? WHERE?!?! Talk about epic FAILURE. Don't we have institutions for people like this?

Sheesh.

WOW!

This is great news for me, no? ;)

A decision

This is an important message for anyone who was planning, hoping or dreaming of visiting us next semester.

Matthew and I have decided to halve our living costs by staying in the dormitory next semester. We're comfy enough, a baby won't be coming for a while, and $3,000 is a lot of cash to save. For all of you prospective visitors: this means we won't have that spare bedroom we were hoping to have, but if you want to visit there will still be a place for you - it'll just be more like visiting T.A.C., that's all.

I'm not unhappy with this arrangement at all, either. I'm comfy - wasn't looking forward to moving again. :p Yuck.



Here's a video (of very low quality, but it's what we could do) of our tiny little home.