Me: I'm going to be using my credit card overseas.
Credit card rep: Okay. Will you be traveling overseas, or just... (I really want to know what she was going to say here. Just mailing your card to your friend in France?)
Me: Yes, I'll be traveling.
Rep: Okay. What state will you be going to? I mean, what country?
I was tempted to say Texas, which some claim is a state and some say is its own country. But I refrained.
My other credit card company said they no longer need to be notified about overseas travel. I sure hope that's the case, and my card still works when I get over there!
1. I'm finally feeling better. Yay! I'm not back to my normal self yet, but can finally make it through the day without dying. Now I just feel like what I thought you were supposed to feel like when you have mono: tired, no energy, etc.
2. The rest of my trip was great! We saw lots of beautiful things. I may not have much time to sort through my pictures right now, though. (Refer to 3 below.)
3. I'm spending every spare moment working on my dissertation. I have a practice defense in Prague on November 3, and hope to submit my dissertation by the end of that week. (!!) Wish me luck!
2. The rest of my trip was great! We saw lots of beautiful things. I may not have much time to sort through my pictures right now, though. (Refer to 3 below.)
3. I'm spending every spare moment working on my dissertation. I have a practice defense in Prague on November 3, and hope to submit my dissertation by the end of that week. (!!) Wish me luck!
We're having a great time here in the Smoky Mountains! Yesterday it SNOWED as we drove into higher elevations. It was beautiful! See Facebook for pictures.
Then last night, as we were driving up Ski Mountain to our amazing cabin, a bear walked across the road! We all screamed so loudly that the bear seemed to hear us, even with the car's windows rolled up. It stopped, looked at us for a minute (why DO these people always scream and yell at me?), and then slowly lumbered away.
Wow! We didn't get a picture with our cameras--but I think that mental picture will stick with me for years!
Then last night, as we were driving up Ski Mountain to our amazing cabin, a bear walked across the road! We all screamed so loudly that the bear seemed to hear us, even with the car's windows rolled up. It stopped, looked at us for a minute (why DO these people always scream and yell at me?), and then slowly lumbered away.
Wow! We didn't get a picture with our cameras--but I think that mental picture will stick with me for years!
I'm busy
editing my dissertation...
I know you're jealous of my dissertation work (and my lovely carpet)!
catsitting...
I did NOT approve of a photography session!...and recovering from mono. Sorry, no photo.
Back later!
I wasn't feeling that great, but I made it back to church tonight. The girls were hilarious as always! At some point they started talking about foods they didn't like. Here's one conversation.
Girl 1: Eww! I hate liver!
Girl 2: What's liver?
Girl 1: It's, um, like a thing that comes out of a cow.
Girl 2: Oh! Milk!
Girl 1: Eww! I hate liver!
Girl 2: What's liver?
Girl 1: It's, um, like a thing that comes out of a cow.
Girl 2: Oh! Milk!
...in case you were wondering. Feeling a little better, maybe. We'll see!
I dragged my sad self to a meeting in Atlanta today. Now I've found out that the person who sat beside me all day has come down with the flu. Great...
I received this gift from a thoughtful friend:
How did they know I'd really been wanting this?I especially love that "kissing disease" is in the biggest print.
I wish getting rid of the real illness were as easy as taking this gem back to the store--not that I'm planning to do that, of course.
This morning I wasn't feeling well, so I stayed home and listened to my church's service on the internet.
While I was listening, I heard a few random noises in my house. But I've gotten used to all sorts of noises, so I just ignored them.
I was paying close attention to the sermon, which was about health. When it was almost over, suddenly I heard an ear-splitting noise. It sounded like a bird in great distress: SHRIEKSHRIEKSHRIEKSHRIEK SHRIEEEEEEEEK. I've never heard anything like it before!
I thought: A bird dying inside my house? A snake eating a bird inside my house? A bird trapped inside my house?
But I really wanted to hear the last few words of the sermon, so I waited just a minute before going to look for the bird. (Crazy, I know.)
I didn't find anything.
No bird anywhere.
Who knows what happened?
I've heard more noises since then--but nothing like that one shriek. I wonder if there's a bird in my attic?
With this old house, there's no telling!
While I was listening, I heard a few random noises in my house. But I've gotten used to all sorts of noises, so I just ignored them.
I was paying close attention to the sermon, which was about health. When it was almost over, suddenly I heard an ear-splitting noise. It sounded like a bird in great distress: SHRIEKSHRIEKSHRIEKSHRIEK SHRIEEEEEEEEK. I've never heard anything like it before!
I thought: A bird dying inside my house? A snake eating a bird inside my house? A bird trapped inside my house?
But I really wanted to hear the last few words of the sermon, so I waited just a minute before going to look for the bird. (Crazy, I know.)
I didn't find anything.
No bird anywhere.
Who knows what happened?
I've heard more noises since then--but nothing like that one shriek. I wonder if there's a bird in my attic?
With this old house, there's no telling!
Okay, enough of the "poor me" posts already. I think I'll post some pictures instead. Here's the first one:
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