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Jul. 4th, 2009 @ 12:13 pm stuff and bits
Current Location: home - red room
Current Mood: sleepy
Current Music: Vince DiCola - 32 In the Belly of the Monster
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This will be my last week at Buttermilk, so hooray! My hand is keeeeeeliing me. Sad face. Jessi sees a lot of those on the paperwork. So far we mostly all still get along. We didn't find anything really excited this week, but we did just figure out on friday that a bunch of the pits where we were digging are in disturbed area, possibly a looter's pit. This explains why some stuff was not found at the levels where it should be expected, however, so that is kind of a good thing. No more wondering hy a 10000 year old point base was at a level that correlates with a geological age of 13000+ :p Also explains why we haven't found any diagnostic clovis pieces in thatarea, but have found them in the areas all around it. Of course one of the units I've been in was in this area, so that's a bit frustrating. Not The Hell Corner however, which is good. The sorts of things you can learn in soil profiles are neat - not just looking at the layers, but in things like, say, noting the size f the chunke the walls form when they dry out.

Anyway, I haven't been getting as much done in the evenings as I'd like academicaly. I'm poking at the article for ther maritme cultural landscapes book, but it is slow because he material is old to me now, and I'm trying not to lose my focus. I need to expand on what's there, and add references and some depth, not just mix in a bunch of new shit I've been working on, necessarily.

On the other hand, I've been fairly productive on other fronts. I've done a bunch of fiction reading: The Romulan Way, How Much for Just the Planet, Swordhunt, Honor Blade, Making Money, The Boy Who Followed Ripley, A Wizard of Earthsea.... I think that's it. I don't know what I'll bring for next week. Maybe some more Ursula, but possibly another Ripley book, or something completely different - who knows!

I am also Still writing about Romulans, despite the impeding comic, and its shiny shiny art. Also, I have found a script recap that talks about the missing scenes, and tells me that some of the things that I have done, or have planned for my story, are very much in line with things that were cut. So hooray!


Yarr, that's it. I'm sleepy and am going to type up this week's installment, then probably nap. Or maybe nap then finish, we shall see....
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Jun. 19th, 2009 @ 10:37 pm Big News of the Week!
Current Mood: pensive
This is a post rto demponstrate my utter nerdyness to those who may have had doubts. I have been away for a week with no contact with the outside world, and this is what I talk about first ;p

The Big news of the Week is that [info]wererogue had discovered that the powers that be are making a new comic talking about what Nero was doing for those missing 25 years!

So.... hooray! Story no longer hanging!

However, now I don't know what to do about the Twenty-Five Years fanfic I started in my writing journal exploring that very same question. I will try to continue for now, but I'm not sure I'll be able to keep it up after the comic starts coming out!* Should I try, or focus my energies on other things? I dunno :/ I suppose I could try and finish before it comes out?

*Which is to say I mostly feel comfortable writing fanfic things that fit in to holes in worlds or stories, but when something more 'official' comes along, I lose my inspiration, because my lust for story is being met externally.

Hmm, hmmm, hmmm...
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delicious tea?
Jun. 13th, 2009 @ 09:03 am Hamstergram
Current Location: Ship hole airport ;)
Current Music: Lordi - They Only Come Out At Night
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I'm in Dutchland. I have Dutchsnacks (Stroopwaffles) from a box. Nyom.

Also everything opens stupid early in birmingham airport, so evwn though they don't give gate info until flights are actually boarding, i forgive them, as i am now almost halfway through making Money. Soon i will be only two years behind in my Pratchet novels, mwa ha ha ha!

I only paid for 15 min of internet, though - I think my gate is opening soon.
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cookies?
Jun. 12th, 2009 @ 06:45 pm I don't wanna gooooooo ;_;
Current Location: The Baconry
Current Mood: sad
Current Music: Pixies - Silver
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I have to go to the station in about 20 min. Don't wanna!

I don't wanna leave.

I especially don't want to spend almost 24 hours in transit to get home ;_;

If I had my druthers, I'd just stay here, help pack, and come back with them in July. Also I would magically have Jola with me. Cursed druthers!
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so not fair
Jun. 10th, 2009 @ 07:32 pm Chiac rap
Current Location: The Baconry
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Radio Radio - Jaccuzi
Stolen from [info]curtana, so that the world can understand my part of the world better, and then run and hide.



Ahhh, les Acadiens!
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escape goat
Jun. 7th, 2009 @ 04:17 pm (no subject)
Current Location: The Beehive
Current Mood: sleepy
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I am in Waaaaaaales!

I am sleepy!

There are lots of sheep.

The house is very nice!
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Rapture
Jun. 7th, 2009 @ 08:28 am what!
Current Location: Ship hole airport ;)
Current Mood: sleepy
Current Music: Electric Six - Dance Commander
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doode doo do do do doo do, ddot de doot do doot de doo!

I am in hamsterdance.

There are swarms of tulips and other even more nefarious items of dutch paraphenelia all around. i paid three dollars for water, and six for half an hour of internets. Sigh.

Plane leaves in 1h45min.

that's all I think :o
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careful
Jun. 6th, 2009 @ 01:57 am shit to do tomorrow
Current Location: home - red room
Current Mood: tired and cranky
Current Music: Steeleye Span - Two Butchers
Man, I am up waaaay too late. Stupid valueless IRC discussions :V

toiletries - finishing tea, then brush teeth!
molasses
walk j
readin' books?
camera

ipod tunes - workin' on it
makeup? -eh....
write down confirmation number, flight info, etc
shades

your documents are in your red purse
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May. 31st, 2009 @ 09:44 am Star trek in 47 seconds
Current Location: home - red room
Current Mood: amused
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Tee hee! I love this guy ^-^
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fanboy
May. 30th, 2009 @ 11:29 pm tomorrow's to-do
Current Location: home - red room
Current Mood: sleepy
-pack for week two
-book/check booking of groundshuttle for UK trip
-send sas flight info for b-ham

-start veil? Check fabric stash at least?
-tidy house
-call jason to arrange Jola/thank for friday
-internets?

I'm sure there is more!
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May. 29th, 2009 @ 10:55 pm this is your update!
Current Location: home - study
Current Mood: sleepy
Current Music: The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a - Track04
Crazy what all happens in a week away!  I got some good news, but I also got turned down for a grant (NSF) because the guy running it is being a dick >:(  Boo-urns!

On the upside, this week in Opposite World (that's where I tent all ween and come home to civilization on the weekends, you see), I saw:
deer
fox
frolicking baby cows
no frolicking older cows
wild turkey (animal not liquor)
a hawk catching a snake
toads
lizards
a very sad and lonely Barbados ('Barbie') sheep
some vultures and buzzards
various song birds
...probably more that I can't remember.

I also dug some perfectly square holds very slowly, and got to play in the dirt, looking for pieces of razor sharp rock by mashing my hands in to mud.  Now I am very tired.  Six more weeks!


...anyone want to beta a STXI Romulan fic for me?
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peace
May. 23rd, 2009 @ 11:43 pm Last Night Home
Tomorrow I am off into the field - off to the paleoindian dig at Buttermilk Creek.

I.... meant to wrote more but now I am sleepy! Expect more info tomorrow I guess ;p
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May. 22nd, 2009 @ 09:38 pm bwa ha ha ha!
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: The Killers - Somebody Told Me
Ahh, now I remember why i used to read 50 million star trek novels in high school.

This one has a Dr. Who cameo! I am imagining it as David Tennant ^-^
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escape goat
May. 22nd, 2009 @ 08:48 pm I may not have mentioned...
Current Location: home - red room
Current Mood: relaxed
Current Music: The Moon lay hidden beneath a Cloud - Rest on your Arms reversed 09
I've been posting a few little snippets (mostly drabbles) inspired by the new Star trek movie over at my writing lj, [info]measured_words, if you're not already reading it but might be interested.

I'm sure you'll all be shocked to hear they are mostly Romulan-centric ;p

In other news.... I sent off the permits yesterday. Now all I need to do is get ready for Buttermilk! Yeep!
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May. 22nd, 2009 @ 01:11 am Tomorrow to do
Current Mood: sleepy
Current Music: Assemblage 23 - I Am The Rain
Call South Bar folks - left a message
Try Dept of Public health peeps - no answer :p
Call administrator - finally got through and all is well :)

Package Horsie @_@

Check to make sure I have all the documents I need in my folder
Make sure I have all the documents I need on my flash drive

Print in colour: proposal, map
print: cvs, hold harmless, personal

Ask Claire about using her phone for emergencies?
Check with Verizon about getting a phone?

Burn CD with all information

finish filling out application
copy and sign application, HH

Burn CD with files for Shelley

Write cover letter (student - application fee =waived! right? D:)

Mail application, Horsie.
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to do
May. 21st, 2009 @ 05:23 pm Well that's a relief, kind of....
Current Location: home - blue room
Current Mood: content
Current Music: turbonegro - Do You Do You Dig Destruction
I got hold of the L&S people today - apparently the person that I had contact with initially is no longer in office! So maybe that's why he never got back to me :p

Anyway. Hooray.

Generally its been a good day! I think I'm more or less on track with Stuff!
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coming along
May. 20th, 2009 @ 11:07 am litany of failure
Current Mood: anxious
Morning lost to, in no particular order
-Star Trek Obsession
-Underworld Forums
-Prepping Jodie's package
-Sleeping in
-Live Journal

*sigh*

*goes to make some phone calls*

...Okay the administrator people just hung up on me D: I don't know if it was on purpose or what D: Called back, left a message - she's in court.

Going in to school now to mail Jodie's thing and do some work. Home this afternoon for more phone calls and etc.
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museum of failure
May. 20th, 2009 @ 09:13 am Nero-tic, part Deux
Current Location: home - red room
Current Mood: crazy
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Yesterday, Bob Orci, one of the Star trek writers, was brave enough to volunteer to answer questions about the movie on a fan board. See here! I would recommend just doing a find on page for his answers, rather than wading through the million repetitive questions that didn't all get answered. I have to say, he left me with a favorable impression, even if I didn't like all his answers. i did appreciate his sense of humor and how he deals with nitpicky fans though! :D

So then, what I'm really interested in is what did we learn about Nero? Spoilers cut. )
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fanboy
May. 19th, 2009 @ 10:44 pm tomorrow
Current Location: home - red room
Current Mood: frustrated
mail jodie's package
fix map - needs to include areas for which permission has already been granted, reposition area of interest in south bar
call administrator, heath peeps, L&S, South Bar
translation

rah!
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slipping
May. 18th, 2009 @ 10:17 am random bits
Current Location: INA Q office
Current Mood: chipper
Current Music: Prozzak - Omobolasire
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Today my boss is leaveing for his field season. He wished me well this season, and also told me I was one of the best TA's he's ever had. I am flattered! However part of me keeps thinking 'really?' and wondering what was wrong with the rest of 'em :o

In other news, for some reason, at school with this new connection, the TAMU pages all load super slowly. This is not true of any other sites. So I guess it gives me an excuse to look at/update lj while I'm waiting for my e-mail to load? Maybe it is a time-of-day thing, but it is odd.

Something like half my peeps here left over the weekend. School is dead :/

I have a week to finish and submit my permit application. Wish me luck!

I also need to mail stuff to other peeps, and get some new camping gear. I need a new air mattress for Buttermilk!

I may add more random stuff to this throughout today, as I am a slave to google translate for the rest of my time here. Whee!
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coming along