Designing whilst Midterming
Take a look. New design. Not a single graphic serves as a structural or content element. Every piece is in type. I have additional bits of type-based elements I’m going to toss into the works, but – after midterms. I’ve oodles of bugs to work through with various nooks and crannies, and I need to reconstruct the archives and categories in full, but – after midterms. I’ve a midterm exam due tonight – two and a half hours on Old Testament history. This has been one of the most interesting courses I’ve had in a long time. I’m drafting up outlines...
Read MoreBrunette Gone Blonde
I have just experienced an evening in which I could not utter a coherent, brunette thought. I have also just experienced an evening in which I could not shut up. Note: When having extended blonde moments, keep your mouth shut in class discussion. — Details! I want details! You’re not coming to see me, so you owe me something. Posted by Kristin @ 02/09/2005 01:56 PM CST I kept mispronouncing Oneida, until the professor corrected me. I objected to the analogous comparison of methodology between slave emancipation in the 19thC and removing a stolen wallet from a thug on Commercial...
Read MoreSuspiro – Tale of Mortification
Mortification is the word of the day. My day had been planned out with a chart and everything. Super Academia. and then I got distracted. I missed the last of my buses, so I took the car and drove around campus trying to find metered parking (I don’t have a parking pass… not until January). I found metered parking across campus. Normally, not a problem. Today, two problems: 1) No bike. 2) The cats have hidden my shoes, and I had to run over to my apartment to find shoes… the only pair I found were some of my three inch heels. I love them, all of them, but they’re...
Read MoreArchaeological Fieldwork
I participated in my first batch of archaeological fieldwork on Saturday. 9am-12pm. Nothing major, but it was exciting… shovel tests at twenty meter transects. Pairs of two dug foot round/deep holes and sifted the dirt/plants/rocks through a shaker screen. Anything of interest is bagged and marked. I’m trying to be careful about sounding too important… what I’m doing is very, very minor. But! I am incredibly jazzed and giddy about this whole project. So if I make it sound like a big deal, it’s not, but it is. This is my pet project at the Lab. I do grunt work,...
Read MoreHalloween Exploits with Kristin
I am home again. I spent Saturday and Sunday seeing Grandmother to the airport – or, rather, this was the official task. My ulterior task was to claim Kristin’s last weekend of freedom before her new job began today. Mission accomplished. Saturday was spent crafting (ShrinkyDink and knitting) and commenting films (Thoroughly Modern Millie and Knight’s Tale). How to Break Kristin’s Mom’s Plates: 1) Teach Kristin the Mom-Samurai method of casting knit stitches. 2) Casually mention that Leewit had chewed on the yarn Kristin is knitting. 3) Observe Kristin squeal...
Read MoreAbout Lorien
I vote as a libertarian influenced by Hayek and Burke, and I think as an anarchist guided by the biblical principles of liberty. I have fenced foil in a diaper-suit and run for political office in a skirt-suit, but my shoes were always fabulous. Both dreadful politics and inspiring design are likely to make me teary.
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