The other night (Saturday if you want to be particular), I had a rather strange experience. I went to bed about 12:30 AM and at around 1:10 or so, I "woke up" and I say "woke up" because I a) didn't realize that I was asleep and b) thought that my eyes were open and that I was awake when I saw to my terror a strange man entering my bedroom. I screamed bloody murder. And Zach came running in from the other room to find me sitting up in bed freaking the hell out because I was absolutely convinced that there had been a man coming at me in the darkness. I guess I was still dreaming, but I was so convinced that it was real. My throat hurt really bad after screaming and my hands were shaking. Both Zach and I were really freaked out and I slept with the night light in the bedroom. THAT'S RIGHT...like an adult. It was so real and so scary. I have never had that experience before. I think that I've had dreams and though that they were real, but never like this.
Anyway, Happy Birthday, Mom! And Happy Anniversary, Zach! Love you both!
Monday, July 27, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Things I Fear
Well, I thought about listing all the things that I fear in this post. Not ALL the things I fear because that would be way, way too long a list. But I thought about maybe doing all the things I feared right now as a representative sample. But then I thought, "how crazy do I want the world to think I am?" And so I guess I will forgo that list.
I will tell you this. I'm back, baby! I am not going to make that empty promise. But I'm going to try to post more. It's important for all of us to heal. I know that my words are a salve on this world. I often time write something like that last sentence and hope that someone who doesn't know me at all stumbles on this blog and thinks I'm serious. Because I bet that is awesome. I don't think that sarcasm is easily conveyed in the written word. Although I've had that experience in real life too. And there are few things more frustrating or discouraging than having a joke not go over well.
I'm working on a theme (like numbers or letters or whatever) because that encourages me to write each day and gives me focus. Apparently I need that in order to be productive.
Ok, I'm going to go now. I have some more work to do tonight and Zach will be home soon.
I will tell you this. I'm back, baby! I am not going to make that empty promise. But I'm going to try to post more. It's important for all of us to heal. I know that my words are a salve on this world. I often time write something like that last sentence and hope that someone who doesn't know me at all stumbles on this blog and thinks I'm serious. Because I bet that is awesome. I don't think that sarcasm is easily conveyed in the written word. Although I've had that experience in real life too. And there are few things more frustrating or discouraging than having a joke not go over well.
I'm working on a theme (like numbers or letters or whatever) because that encourages me to write each day and gives me focus. Apparently I need that in order to be productive.
Ok, I'm going to go now. I have some more work to do tonight and Zach will be home soon.
Friday, July 17, 2009
The Story and Other Ramblings
Hello. My name is Rose and I have a problem with not writing in my blog.
(Hi, Rose!)
Here's the thing about writing in the blog. I like it and all, but for the past, well, long time now, I've been so tired and lazy I guess. Maybe I'm not lazy. I think I've been doing a lot of work each day and it makes me tired. But I digress.
I want to try to keep writing. It's valuable on a number of levels, not least of which is the joy that my writing gives other people. You are welcome.
Anyway, the story of that picture is that my friend Haytee, who has many different crafting talents, made the dress I am wearing. It's a turquoise brocade that is just delicious. Not only did she whip that up, she made herself an outfit as well. We wore them to our friends' Jen and Jeff's wedding. On the eve of the wedding, Haytee, her husband Anthony, our friend Jesse (single, ladies, and quite a catch) and I were sitting around trying to decide what we should do to spice up the wedding. I don't remember which one of us threw it out there, but we all decided that we should make Jesse a matching vest and bow tie so that the two of us could match. Zach had to stay in Iowa and work, so Jesse was going as my date (platonic, like all of his dates...oh, no, that's mean, I'm sorry). So Haytee managed to sew a vest and bow tie in part of one evening and viola (the instrument, not the french phrase) we went to the wedding wearing matching outfits. If you have not yet heard of my love of matching outfits, you can see it here and here. As my brother pointed out the other day, whenever I am wearing the same outfit or accessory as someone I believe that we are TWINS! I LOVE IT.
Speaking of my brother -Happy birthday, Andy!! 27! Where does the time go?
Speaking of other things on my mind:
I have a lot of things that I need to get done. For example, did you know that in order to get a PhD you have to write a big, huge (probably at least 100 pages) dissertation? Huh...that's a bit of a challenge.
Our new apartment is A-W-E-S-O-M-E!! And perhaps best of all - no roommate!! Just two married people living their awesome married life. And we got a phone line today. So yeah, we're pretty awesome. I'll try to work on getting some pictures up, but you know how bad I am with pictures. I think it's my fear that cameras capture your soul in the pictures that keeps me away.
I've been listening to WNYC's Radio Lab (podcasts available from iTunes) at the suggestion of my brother and damned if I am not in love with that show. So many interesting facts to be gleaned and repeated as my own! But honestly, these shows are really awesome and they explain science in a way that everyone can understand which is really awesome. Plus, they seem to do a lot of shows about psychology which is fun for me.
I want to feel like I am more exciting than this, but honestly, I can't seem to come up with anything more amazing than what I've said. I think I'll have to give myself a writing challenge again. I seem to work better with a theme.
Oh, two more things:
1. My brother helped Zach and I move and was such a help. Then my parents came to town and then Zach and I ended up going to Chicago for the family reunion. So I've had a lot of family time lately. It really helped me feel better. I wish I lived next to everyone person that I like in the world. Seriously. That would be awesome.
2. Venture Bros. is a good show. I recommend it to you.
And one more...a little over a week (July 27) and then I will have been married for an entire year! Not like a year is a long time, I'm just saying, ANNIVERSARY TIME. This time last year I was still single and about to go up to Chicago to put the final touches on the best wedding ever (sorry to all the other married people in the world, but my wedding was so much fun). Memories.
(Hi, Rose!)
Here's the thing about writing in the blog. I like it and all, but for the past, well, long time now, I've been so tired and lazy I guess. Maybe I'm not lazy. I think I've been doing a lot of work each day and it makes me tired. But I digress.
I want to try to keep writing. It's valuable on a number of levels, not least of which is the joy that my writing gives other people. You are welcome.
Anyway, the story of that picture is that my friend Haytee, who has many different crafting talents, made the dress I am wearing. It's a turquoise brocade that is just delicious. Not only did she whip that up, she made herself an outfit as well. We wore them to our friends' Jen and Jeff's wedding. On the eve of the wedding, Haytee, her husband Anthony, our friend Jesse (single, ladies, and quite a catch) and I were sitting around trying to decide what we should do to spice up the wedding. I don't remember which one of us threw it out there, but we all decided that we should make Jesse a matching vest and bow tie so that the two of us could match. Zach had to stay in Iowa and work, so Jesse was going as my date (platonic, like all of his dates...oh, no, that's mean, I'm sorry). So Haytee managed to sew a vest and bow tie in part of one evening and viola (the instrument, not the french phrase) we went to the wedding wearing matching outfits. If you have not yet heard of my love of matching outfits, you can see it here and here. As my brother pointed out the other day, whenever I am wearing the same outfit or accessory as someone I believe that we are TWINS! I LOVE IT.
Speaking of my brother -Happy birthday, Andy!! 27! Where does the time go?
Speaking of other things on my mind:
I have a lot of things that I need to get done. For example, did you know that in order to get a PhD you have to write a big, huge (probably at least 100 pages) dissertation? Huh...that's a bit of a challenge.
Our new apartment is A-W-E-S-O-M-E!! And perhaps best of all - no roommate!! Just two married people living their awesome married life. And we got a phone line today. So yeah, we're pretty awesome. I'll try to work on getting some pictures up, but you know how bad I am with pictures. I think it's my fear that cameras capture your soul in the pictures that keeps me away.
I've been listening to WNYC's Radio Lab (podcasts available from iTunes) at the suggestion of my brother and damned if I am not in love with that show. So many interesting facts to be gleaned and repeated as my own! But honestly, these shows are really awesome and they explain science in a way that everyone can understand which is really awesome. Plus, they seem to do a lot of shows about psychology which is fun for me.
I want to feel like I am more exciting than this, but honestly, I can't seem to come up with anything more amazing than what I've said. I think I'll have to give myself a writing challenge again. I seem to work better with a theme.
Oh, two more things:
1. My brother helped Zach and I move and was such a help. Then my parents came to town and then Zach and I ended up going to Chicago for the family reunion. So I've had a lot of family time lately. It really helped me feel better. I wish I lived next to everyone person that I like in the world. Seriously. That would be awesome.
2. Venture Bros. is a good show. I recommend it to you.
And one more...a little over a week (July 27) and then I will have been married for an entire year! Not like a year is a long time, I'm just saying, ANNIVERSARY TIME. This time last year I was still single and about to go up to Chicago to put the final touches on the best wedding ever (sorry to all the other married people in the world, but my wedding was so much fun). Memories.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
Update and then I leave again
Hello Loyal Readers! If you are reading this blog then you have been checking it for a long time in my absence. I have been really, really busy lately. I had a super busy semester and I am just now recovering. I am leaving tomorrow to go to Arizona for the week. I will try to update more while I am hanging out in the hotness.
Meanwhile, here are some little tiny tidbits from my life lately:
1. I had a TAship that was time and a half this semester. That means I was busy teaching.
2. I successfully proposed my dissertation this semester. I had to write up a prospectus and defend it to my committee. But now, I only have one more defense to go. This time next year, it's Dr. Rose all the way!
3. Zach and I went to Des Moines last weekend. I have pictures. I've even uploaded them to the computer. I will work on getting them up here ASAP (by which I mean, at least a week and a half from now).
There's more, but it's just so tiring to tell now. I'm going to go take a shower because, yes, that's right, I think I smell a bit. I cooked, cleaned, packed and prepped all day today. So excuse me. It was probably about 80 today and we didn't have the air conditioning on and I cooked for about 4 hours and did all the dishes. So I got hot. Why am I defending myself to you? Ok, wish me luck for flying tomorrow. I hate flying. But it's a non-stop flight so that should be awesome. Well, they do stop, they stop at the end. I'm looking forward to it. Haytee - I'll see you when I get off the plane. Have the Ballatore on ice!
Meanwhile, here are some little tiny tidbits from my life lately:
1. I had a TAship that was time and a half this semester. That means I was busy teaching.
2. I successfully proposed my dissertation this semester. I had to write up a prospectus and defend it to my committee. But now, I only have one more defense to go. This time next year, it's Dr. Rose all the way!
3. Zach and I went to Des Moines last weekend. I have pictures. I've even uploaded them to the computer. I will work on getting them up here ASAP (by which I mean, at least a week and a half from now).
There's more, but it's just so tiring to tell now. I'm going to go take a shower because, yes, that's right, I think I smell a bit. I cooked, cleaned, packed and prepped all day today. So excuse me. It was probably about 80 today and we didn't have the air conditioning on and I cooked for about 4 hours and did all the dishes. So I got hot. Why am I defending myself to you? Ok, wish me luck for flying tomorrow. I hate flying. But it's a non-stop flight so that should be awesome. Well, they do stop, they stop at the end. I'm looking forward to it. Haytee - I'll see you when I get off the plane. Have the Ballatore on ice!
Monday, April 6, 2009
Zach's Comic Strip
So for awhile Zach and I have been kicking around the idea of a comic strip about our daily adventures. This is the first installment as drawn by Zach last night. I think that you can click on the image and it will bring it up larger in another window. Sorry about the quality, I scanned it on the copier here at work. Well, I tried to scan it on the scanner first, but supposedly that program had an "unexpected error" twice. That probably means that there are multiple copies of this floating around on school property and that I'll get fired, but whatever.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Completely Random Thoughts
I feel the need to share some things, but I don't have the energy to work them into some sort of narrative or even some sort of coherent form, but I think it's sharing that matters, don't you?
I saw Michael J. Fox (Actually Michael A. Fox - thank you Disney Trivial Pursuit for this knowledge) on David Letterman tonight. He was looking pretty good. But also he was looking like someone who has Parkinson's and has had it for awhile now. I'm pulling for you, Michael, I am.
I recently saw Obama on a podcast and here and there on television. In general I avoid all current news because when I listen, read, watch, hear or taste the news it always just makes me panic to a certain degree (that degree being about 10 points over what Zach can handle on a daily basis, poor Zach). But I did catch a bit of Obama and I decided that Obama could sell me anything. If he decided that he wanted to be Supreme Dictator, I'd say, "Sounds good. Sounds good. Just let me know what you need me to do. I'm here for you. Whatever you think." He's just that good.
I woke up yesterday and I was super dizzy. Really, really dizzy. I spent the whole day in bed for the most part. I felt better later, but I still don't fell all that spectacular. And today I've been coughing a whole bunch. I hope that it's just allergies. I think I'm going to make a doctor's appointment and see if I can get a prescription for allergy meds. I don't think that the over-the-counter stuff is working for me any more.
Zach's wound is healing - I think. We have to pack it with gauze twice a day still which is sort of the height of grossness, but overall it's ok.
Know how I said, "I hope it's just allergies." That's because I think it might be something else. Yeah, I know, I always think it's something else. I need to calm down.
I have to get up early tomorrow, so I guess this is good night.
I saw Michael J. Fox (Actually Michael A. Fox - thank you Disney Trivial Pursuit for this knowledge) on David Letterman tonight. He was looking pretty good. But also he was looking like someone who has Parkinson's and has had it for awhile now. I'm pulling for you, Michael, I am.
I recently saw Obama on a podcast and here and there on television. In general I avoid all current news because when I listen, read, watch, hear or taste the news it always just makes me panic to a certain degree (that degree being about 10 points over what Zach can handle on a daily basis, poor Zach). But I did catch a bit of Obama and I decided that Obama could sell me anything. If he decided that he wanted to be Supreme Dictator, I'd say, "Sounds good. Sounds good. Just let me know what you need me to do. I'm here for you. Whatever you think." He's just that good.
I woke up yesterday and I was super dizzy. Really, really dizzy. I spent the whole day in bed for the most part. I felt better later, but I still don't fell all that spectacular. And today I've been coughing a whole bunch. I hope that it's just allergies. I think I'm going to make a doctor's appointment and see if I can get a prescription for allergy meds. I don't think that the over-the-counter stuff is working for me any more.
Zach's wound is healing - I think. We have to pack it with gauze twice a day still which is sort of the height of grossness, but overall it's ok.
Know how I said, "I hope it's just allergies." That's because I think it might be something else. Yeah, I know, I always think it's something else. I need to calm down.
I have to get up early tomorrow, so I guess this is good night.
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