How's Your News?

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MTV has a news/variety program on Sunday nights at 10:30. The catch? The hosts are all mentally handicapped. I've not seen it, but the preview I saw looked like it was tastefully done and still pretty funny. The group got started in 1998 at a camp for adults with disabilities. That lead to a short interview program that became a independent film and is now an MTV show. What do you think? Would you watch this show? 

Works in Progress

After completing the Dr. Who scarf (finally), I thought I would get over my love affair of yarn for a while. Well....I guess I was wrong. I have the above lovely color combination taunting me. Not quite enough to make a Dr. Who-length scarf (not that I'd want to do that again any time soon), but maybe I could try something new. Perhaps a wrap? 
I've also recently sacrificed a plate to my water color habit. Silly me, I should have realized mixing watercolors on a green plate would be difficult. Oh well. So far, its not been a disaster. I hope to finish this piece soon enough to submit it to the literary magazine here on campus. Maybe. 

Nail Polish and Books

This week was so busy, I didn't even notice it was gone. I tutored high school kids on Monday, turned in a paper on Tuesday, ran most of a mile and half in PE on Wednesday, studied on Thursday for a test on Friday. Somewhere in all of that, I painted my nails this obnoxiously perfect purple. I've decided nail polish is my new cheap pleasure and this was under $2 at Walgreens and worth a couple day's worth of fun. 

 

Student Government sponsored a build your own critter, hence the bunny. 

I've also completed my first classic book of the year. Better late than never, yes? Pearl Buck's The Good Earth won the 1932 Pulitzer Prize and became a best seller in 2004 when Oprah picked it as a book club book. It follows a Chinese family from eking out a living on a small farm and fleeing a horrible famine in the city to rising to the heights of decadency. I really enjoyed it and would easily recommend it, particularly for anyone interested in gender studies. 

The Short Stories of Richard Bausch is for my Studies in Fiction class. So far, they've all been amazing stories and I can't wait to meet Richard Bausch. (He's coming to campus March 2. ) Delights and Shadows is for my poetry class, and so far I'm not a fan. I hope it grows on me. My Norton Anthology is for my Brit Lit class and is just huge. 

For my next extra book project, I've narrowed it down to finishing Paper Towns or A Separate Peace,  or rereading Eat, Pray, Love. Suggestions?   

Weekend Update

I guess you guys remember that ice storm we had a few weeks ago? The one that made for some pretty/interesting photo opportunities? 

Well, my parents still do not have power from said ice storm, but I decided to go visit them this weekend anyways. Which was pretty fun, though I didn't get much homework done in the electric-less wastelands of the Homeland. All the trees are broken and sad and look sorta like a very selective nuclear bomb may have went off. 

My Homeland has been declared a natural disaster as a result of all the carnage, which is awful, but we did get bottled water and MRE's delivered by the powers that be earlier in the week. My mom insisted I take three of them, which for some reason the photo refuses to be rotated. Perhaps I will blog about my experiences with the MREs....

And in case you thought I forgot about the crafty bit of this blog, here's a hint at my latest creation. I can't reveal it just yet (its a gift), but I had fun playing with my camera while creating it. Okay, to the homework now! 

Resolutions and a Question for You

Photo Unrelated, Just Pretty

I'm thinking of making a resolution. Sure, most people have already failed at their New Year's Resolution, but I skipped that this year. (Go me?) I'm thinking of trying to read one *good* book a month for a year. 

I am an English major (taking Modern Poetry, British Literature II, and Studies in Fiction this semester), so its not like I don't read. Its just that I've tested out of a lot of English classes and have skipped some of those "classics" that everyone else has read. For example, I've never read The Inferno, Silent Spring, or The Jungle. I've started some really great books lately too (The Good Earth, Good Omens, Paper Towns) that I just haven't finished. 

My current plan is finishing two of my current reads for January and February, and coming up with at least 10 books to read the rest of the year. I'd like more than 10 because I know I am capable of burning through more than that, but beyond 10 is just gravy. 

So, anyways, gentle reader, suggest me books! What should I be reading? Literature, popular, I don't care! Suggest away, kids!

Behind Schedule, But Still Alright

I don't suppose ya'll remember the Dr. Who scarf? Wonder what happened to it? Well, still haven't finished it exactly. Between ice storms, puppies, finals, and funerals, I've come up with lots of reasons not to be knitting. 

That shiney thing at the top? Its a ruler. >.< I am so ready for this project to be over. I was planning on getting it signed, sealed, and delivered at Christmas. Oops? Well, I've been knitting like crazy the last couple of nights and have added probably another foot. I can hopefully get another 6 in-1 ft in by Friday and get this thing DONE. 
I do really love the random colors. Kind of reminds me of DNA or those oddly colored MRIs or deep space photos...
Speaking of space...meet my new(ish) buddy and knitting cheerleader. ^_^

Oh dear, has it really been more than a month?

Meet the new member of the clan. My employer from this summer happened to find him abandoned in the middle of the road. Thankfully, no one hit the poor little guy and she rescued him and got him some food. I don't think her husband was too keen about adding a puppy to the mix at their house, so I made a quick call to mom, and I'm going home this weekend with this little bundle. He's really tiny, possible Blue Tick mix, and snuggly. 

Other than that excitement today, I've moved to a different dorm, started classes, attempted to join a sorority (and failed), done some crafty things that may eventually get posted about, and had a great break/first couple weeks of school. I look forward to getting back into a routine. 

Anyways, I better stop procrastinating and actually get some homework done instead of awwing over my puppy's sweet picture. I mean, look at this face. What's not to love?