Bru's Musings

Okay, I am so tired of reviewing accreditation websites (yes, for yet another paper/assignment). So it's break time.

I am so excited! I just - and I mean within the last 5 minutes - ordered myself an ipod! I've been waiting to find them on sale and with the new version of nano out now, the older version - the one I want - is now about $50 off. So I ordered it. The only thing I don't like is that I can't download free audiobooks from my library on it - ipods aren't compatible - but that's okay. I can fill it up with my favorite tunes and will enjoy it just the same.

Let's see...what else. Oh. My Dad has shingles - first time ever. He says he's not in too much pain, and we are praying that it doesn't get any worse. Bless his heart, he always gets the odd stuff. But thank goodness he went on to the doctor the first day when he woke up with welts on his face. She told him he was smart to do so, since shingles and liver transplant patients are not a good mix. Sometimes it strikes me anew how much I love my parents. Yeah, I'm the kid they can't get rid of, calling constantly to check on them, get their input on life decisions, etc. But at least I draw the line at asking for money, so that ought to be a plus, right? Sometimes I wonder why they haven't moved away or changed their phone number, though, so I'll stop bothering them lol.

I realized this week that I've fallen back into the old trap of "life begins when I get 'X' finished" - the same thing I warn my students against. I'm constantly reminding them that life doesn't start when they graduate college, get a "real job", get married, etc. Life is Now. I've been putting much of life - of joy - on hold until I get finished with school. Which, by the way, will be in the spring if I get the classes I need next semester. But then it will be putting on hold until the dissertation gets done. And I'm tired of it and the Boy is tired of it. If I'm not careful he'll be on his way to college before I get my act together. So, once again I'm trying to choose my attitude, to live life to the fullest every day. But it's a constant struggle in choice and determination.

Guess I need to get back to the books. Oh, did I mention that one of my students who just graduated was arrested a few weeks back for murder? Yeah. Creepy.