Author Archives: mindless

Quick blog since I have to take a 5:30am cab to the airport for my flight to Madrid. Janeite and I volunteered to EuroPride 2006. The parade was much fun, and it was great to see so many companies (e.g., … Continue reading →

I’ve been crash-coursing on Spanish verb conjugation for the past half-hour, so I don’t have a whole lot of time to blog before I’m off to bed. Today I dutifully played the role of “tourist in London.” Stops included Hyde … Continue reading →

Today we were off to the English countryside. First stop: Stonehenge. The spot was picked out as a spiritual center over 5,000 years ago, and the structure was constructed over thousands of years. What I found surprising, other than the … Continue reading →

Greetings from England. I’m taking a vacation from the stressful world of procrastinating on graduate school projects to visit the continent of Europe for the first time. The plan is to spend 4 days in London with Janeite, then a … Continue reading →

How about that bizarre World Cup game yesterday? I’d say the US was robbed of a victory by the ref (we tied in the end 1-1), but we continued to seem incapable of putting the ball in the back of … Continue reading →

Three reviews below, but first, a rant: Why is this country still sexist when it comes to women and baking/cooking? I brought home-made cookies to our softball game yesterday, but before I had time to announce their presence I had … Continue reading →

Spent the weekend in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire for a Dean-NH campaign staffer reunion. Though it rained all weekend, that didn’t spoil our fun; I had a grand time catching up with everyone. My ex-coworkers drank so much … Continue reading →

I’m postponing my review of P&P to extol Al Gore’s documentary, An Inconvenient Truth. The film opens nationwide next weekend, but I’m now fortunate enough to live near New York City, where it premiered on Friday.. “Rachel from Keene” and … Continue reading →

I’ve now completed the first academic year of my PhD program. I can’t say that I have many inspiring or reflective words on the first leg of the journey. Those will have to wait until I finish generals in a … Continue reading →

Sigh, the last West Wing episode came and went last night. Twas a good show. (They replayed the Pilot episode at 7pm, which reminded us how it was once a fantastic show.) We had decent turnout at our place to … Continue reading →