A Worthy Cause

Hi. Sorry for the lapse again. The last couple of weeks have been hectic with a gazillion things to do. Between teaching, plotting dissertation and wedding, and cleaning, my plate is pretty full. I've actually managed to finally revise my diss intro. I think my next step is to dive into the theory because that is the hardest part and my reward for that will be analyzing the plays I'm doing. Some "reward," huh? lol

Also, my allergies have been kicking my butt. My car looks like a tree ejaculated it's entire supply onto it. Sheesh At least the color is green even if it is a different shade from the car's.

Our new cats have settled in well. Hydona has accepted Solaris and they get along great. They have no problems sharing. It's kind of nice to know that when the attacks happen it's because they are playing. They already have various nicknames and know them. Oh, and it's also nice to have cats who listen most of the time. Solaris is slower (just because he's a big pile of goo and hates to move) but Hydona is very smart. She can be stubborn at times (gee, who does that sound like?) but she usually listens. She actually leaves rooms with me and doesn't make me chase her. lol But I still miss Shaman even though I love these two to death.

Anyway, today I got up right after Michael left so I could redo the diss intro. So now I at least have something for my director next week. (sigh)

Just wanted to update you all. Life is pretty much routine right now. However, occasionally something will inevitably pop up and I'll write about it but there may be long gaps.

One thing I did want to tell you all about is a group called Kick For Nick. One of my students gave a speech on it last night. Tom is/was Nick's best friend. Both were in the military. You'll notice the past tense because Nick was killed in Iraq two years ago. He'd only had a month on his tour to go. Very sad. It seems he was a very nice young man who loved children and had come up with this idea to share his childhood love of soccer with the children over there. He'd taken some balls back with him on his last trip home and handed them out. Well, after his death, his dad started up a campaign to try and continue that thought. It's a lovely gesture and I just wanted to share it with you. Tom is setting up a collection's station here in Columbia since he is now stationed at Fort Jackson and attending USC. So, if any of you know of any unused soccer balls or what not, pass 'em along to me and I'll see that he gets them. It was an awesome speech that brought one girl to tears.