my weekend in short

1. nightswimming. cool, dark lake. mosquitoes. peace of mind.


2. playing impossible-to-keep-track-of card games.


3. no one remembered their keys.


4. i painted a door. nearly stung by inch-long wasps; nearly got heatstroke.


5. no ticks. minor miracle. innumerable mosquitoes, five moths, two daddy-long-legs, at least twenty horseflies, a mayfly, no snakes.


6. warm buses, cooler cars. forgot my hat at home.


7. the most riveting book i read was part one only. DAMMIT.


8. connie willis is amazing.


9. being capable is addictive. apparently i know how to deal with sprained ankles.


10. no really, the heat.


11. still can't write. thesis progressing slowly, however.

i don't even notice

It's been a bit of a strange week, with many many ups and downs. The weekend was incredible, the heat is overwhelming, my city is beautiful, I had bad news and good news and now I'm a little tired. I would like the thesis and the election to be done, please. Also, I'm trying to get myself together enough to write a job application. And studying for GREs.

petra is hosting a wonderful Be Excellent to Each Other meme, and that might be precisely what I need. It's on dw, but openid is easy and anon commenting is on. My thread is here. Positive reinforcements/reminders of my awesomeness/etc. would not go amiss. ♥