Fall Semester is almost over! If anyone thinks I’ve been kidnapped by alien terrorists in the next two weeks…I’m likely just writing papers, doing last minute research, or working at the fabulous Library. I have remaining: 8-page paper for Anthropology Read More ➤
This picture is very symbolic for what has happened in Mississippi since Katrina roared ashore. This is what we always called “rainbow barn” on I-55 north of Brookhaven, and one of the “happy spots” we saw on a regular basis.
I have no idea who owns the barn or land. Through their simple act of adding a bit of joy to the side of their barn, they’ve always been a part of my life… Read More ➤
In case someone wonders where I am, my face is in a book for about 75% of my waking hours. The harsh reality of my semester has just set in, though there’s little I can do about it if I want to graduate in May. At any rate, this is what I’m up to:
Anthropology 487: Tutorial in Archaeology—This is one of the two required “capstone” courses for majors in Anthropology. (The other will be… Read More ➤
Well a few people have asked, so I’ll just put it all out there for anyone interested in what’s going on back home in Mississippi.
Most of the electricity is still out for about the southern half of state, including most of my hometown and surrounding area. This includes my mother and sister.
Mama didn’t get… Read More ➤
I’m almost done with this semester. Sure I have at least one more year to finish undergrad, but this semester has been a flaming ass. 🙂 As most know, it started out rather badly with a death and almost two weeks out of class! So I was behind from the beginning.
Anyway, I just turned in… Read More ➤
Okay, so I love occasionally stopping by Einstein Bagels in Greenville before work. But why, oh, why can’t I make it into the library without spilling my delicious hazelnut vanilla coffee all over myself? Perhaps this is a metaphor for life. We can enjoy life, have nice things, or do things we quite enjoy—but very often we’ll spill it all over ourselves and everything around us. In other words, life is messy.
In the last few months, God knows some silly and crazy shit has come my way, and those who know me know most of it so I won’t elaborate. The latest, though, is in retrospect quite… Read More ➤
