I have been asked by a few people what is up with grad school. While it is true that fewer people actually read my blog than ask me about my future, I will let those three blog readers know what's going on.

I have only applied to two schools. I know it seems bad, but since both schools have said that they want me, I'm not really worried. Maybe I should be. The two schools are Texas Tech and Penn State. At Texas I'd be studying wind erosion. I would have my own office and my foot in the door of the ARS, a government agency connected with the USDA. I would get some money and have out of state tuition waived. At Penn State, I would live in much more beautiful surroundings, get a little (but not a lot) less money, but have all tuition waived. There I would study soil physics and physical properties. At Texas Tech I would study soil physical properties as they relate to wind erosion. I am really leaning toward Texas Tech, but we shall see how my visit to Penn State in a couple of weeks goes.

Losing Blogging Steam~

I think the whole family has given up on the whole blogging thing. No one has written anything in a long time. I am no exception. Maybe I can get the whole thing rolling again. One thing's for sure, I need to start reading Diamond Geezer again. That guy is cool.

Also, in honor of the new year and some of my Christmas presents, I am adding a new link to my page. Enjoy.

Disappointment~

Once I was teaching a lab.
One of the students in that lab seemed like my ideal guy.
Then I found out that he was a freshman, barely 18.

An Ode to Blogging in Bed

Handwriting recognition, online comics, spider solitaire.
Down comforter, sweatpants, pillow.
Late night, exams finally graded, drooping eyes.
Wireless Internet...need I say more?

Computer fan whirring, face yawning, I lay down my head.
Eyes watering, alarm set, I finally resolve to go to bed.

Satisfaction~

Sometimes it doesn't take much to make me satisfied. School has started, and I've been feeling pretty swamped. Today feels good, though. Maybe because it's a Friday, or as I like to call it, "Fridya." Tonight I get to attend an employee appreciation dinner, a wedding reception, and a birthday party...I'm not sure in what order. If I can get it all in, it will be very satisfying.

I guess those are big things. A small thing would be..........wait for it...........snickers ice cream bars in the vending machines. It never fails to make me feel good (even if I end up with a stomach ace).

I guess that's it, so...to my family of slacker bloggers,

Welcome Back!