Half way there!

I finished two of my four written comprehensive exams this weekend. I was supposed to have three done by now, but one of my profs failed to send me his question, despite repeated emails and a question "due date" of last Wednesday. So I had an unexpected day off today, and now it looks like comps might strech into Tuesday or even Wednesday. The silver lining is that it was nice to have a day off today where I could catch up on my TV and email and not spend hours sitting at the computer.

New Isis pics

Since I don't have anything substantive to post, I thought I'd put up some new pictures of Isis. Enjoy!



Peek-a-boo Isis!














Isis likes my new chair, but I'm not sure why she is sticking her tongue out at me!!!











Isis does her part to keep our house free of bugs!

Umm Icecream!

So I took this test for what kind of ice cream are you (not what kind do you like) but I happened to get my favorite flavor of icecream! Weird eh??? Maybe my taste in ice cream is related somehow to my personality??? I'd be interested to know if anyone else had this happen.

CHERRY GARCIA! You scored 59% SWEET, 59% CHUNKY, and 59% UNIQUE!

cherry sweet cream base with cherries and fudge chunks Awesome...you are one of my personal favs: Cherry Garcia. You fall in the middle on all measurements- sweet, wild, and unique, but not overwhelmingly so on any of those. You make a good friend, able to share your unique perspectives on things, and able to have fun without winding up in jail or something. Good job.

Link: The Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Flavor Test

Katie W and her moose!

I found this pic while I was hunting around on my computer for something else and thought many of you would enjoy it. It is from the Minn. airport on our way home from Utah. Ask Katie if you want to see pictures of her with some real moose!

As much as I hate Comcast...

...their cable internet sure is sweet. That's right, I finally gave in and got cable internet at home. They have a 6 month introductory deal so we'll see if I think it's worth it. I have until April before the price doubles. I really hate Comcast's crappy customer service and monopoly overpricing on cable, but I recommend their internet service. It is super fast and I've never had any problems with it (knock on wood!). Hopefully with internet at home now I will be on IMs more and also blog more regularly.

Happy hockey news: Ozzie will be at the Van on Saturday! Woohoo go Ozzie! :-)

Nothing new

After checking my email 3 times in 10 minutes I realized that there are more productive things I could be doing while still avoiding my comps readings.

It's been a while since I've posted on here, but nothing much has changed for me recently. I'm still working away on prepping for comps which begin in 9 days. At times I feel confident and ready, and then I get hit with flashes of panic and guilt that I could be doing more. Frequently I feel like I am not studying as much as other students did when they took comps. Maybe I'm overconfident, or maybe I just have a good background and am ready. I hope its the second one.

In hockey news, the Griffins are 3-1 and the Wings are 6-1. Woohoo! Chris Osgood, he of two Stanley Cups with the Wings, will be starting in goal for the Griffins on a rehab stint for two road games this week. I am pumped that Ozzie will be a Griffin (however briefly) but it would have been nice if he could have played a home game. He is one of my favorite goalies, and if he played at home he would be like 10 feet away from me for two periods. But alas, he will be back up in Detroit by the weekend. I'm bummed.

AAAAAAHHHHH!

I just scheduled my comprehensive exams. My written exams will begin on October 28 (three weeks from today!) and my orals will be on November 11. So, for the next three weeks I will probably make myself relatively scarce as I try to get all my studying done. I wasn't anticipating doing comps quite this early, but scheduling 4 very busy committee members is a hard thing to do. (For instance, on Tues and Thurs, at any given time from 8-5 at least one of them is teaching.)

So, I would appreciate your prayers and encouragement as I try not to stress out too much. On November 12 I will need some friends to throw me a party or something. ;-)

And I thought I was afraid of snakes before...

"Snake bursts after gobbling gator" from BBC news

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4313978.stm

My cat is a genius! Part 2

Isis is definitely a genius cat. Besides being able to fetch, her new trick is going for a walk. When we are playing with her string, if she catches it in her mouth she will let me lead her around the house with me carrying the string and her holding it in her mouth. I have seriously done several circuits around the house with her following right behind.

In other news: NHL HOCKEY STARTS TONIGHT! Woohoo!!! And Comcast is doing a free trial week of Center Ice, which lets you see any game you want. Chances of me getting any work done tonight: 0%. ;-) I also have two fantasy hockey teams all set to go and of course, the Griffins start this weekend. Life is good!

My cat is a genius!

Isis learned how to play fetch this week! Her new favorite toy is a ring from around a milk carton top. She will bring it to me and then I throw it for her. She runs after it and plays with it for a little bit and then she brings it back to me to throw again. What a smart cat!

I also have to put in my little bit of gloating here: GO BLUE! I totally thought MSU was going to win today, so U of M's upset victory in OT came as a big surprise, but it sure made my day. Now if only the Lions could get a win or two...

In other sports news, hockey starts this week. WOOHOO!!!!! I can't wait to see how the Wings do in the "new" NHL. And of course I will be a regular at Griffins games. I'll try to organize a group trip to a game again, since we all had a such a fun time last winter.