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Sep. 23rd, 2011 01:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
minxyHey so, I'm still here!
I think I might just have to acknowledge to all of you that I'm not likely to be around much yea this my first year of a tenure-track job. It is, and I mean this seriously, never done. I am having a lot of trouble finding time to just chill the fuck out. Still, you know, exciting and thrilling and terrifying by turns, but I love it.
To attempt relaxation on a regular basis, I have signed up for yoga and pilates in the hopes of keeping my spine nice and aligned and circulating properly. I've visited these before, but at the time I didn't know my spinal position was influencing my migraines so much. I am hopeful.
I moved to the high desert, though, have I mentioned this? The air. is dry. My skin is dry, my hair is a completely different texture than it was when I lived in one of the Pacific NW towns people actually picture when you say that. It's wild how much this has changed my ablutions in general, but adorable that we can have 80 degree highs in the day (Fahrenheit. That's about 29 degrees C) and cold enough at night for my Sweetie to indulge his completely understandable obsession with the fireplace and burning wood. There is a lot of wood here, but I really didn't expect him to drive out of the city, buy a half a cord and an ax and then set to splitting logs one day when I was at work. That's commitment to fire, I say. And you know, fire in California (where he's from) is dangerous and threatens cities, fire here is romantic and smells good and warms your house. I totally see why he's so excited! I love fire. I felt very betrayed by how often California nearly burned me out of house and home when I lived there. This is much better.
Anyway, hello! I'm not watching much, just Project Runway at the moment, but when we do watch movies, it's really fun to have E's giant movie screen and projector going on. I highly recommend living with people who have cool toys and generally like the same kinds of movies you do.
Alright, I have homeworks and quizzes to grade and an exam to write.
I love you guys! Don't blow up the internet too much while I'm intermittent the next year or so. (I'm not saying I'll be gone, I'm just not around much, and I suspect you've either noticed or forgotten about me, which amounts to about the same thing, right?)
I think I might just have to acknowledge to all of you that I'm not likely to be around much yea this my first year of a tenure-track job. It is, and I mean this seriously, never done. I am having a lot of trouble finding time to just chill the fuck out. Still, you know, exciting and thrilling and terrifying by turns, but I love it.
To attempt relaxation on a regular basis, I have signed up for yoga and pilates in the hopes of keeping my spine nice and aligned and circulating properly. I've visited these before, but at the time I didn't know my spinal position was influencing my migraines so much. I am hopeful.
I moved to the high desert, though, have I mentioned this? The air. is dry. My skin is dry, my hair is a completely different texture than it was when I lived in one of the Pacific NW towns people actually picture when you say that. It's wild how much this has changed my ablutions in general, but adorable that we can have 80 degree highs in the day (Fahrenheit. That's about 29 degrees C) and cold enough at night for my Sweetie to indulge his completely understandable obsession with the fireplace and burning wood. There is a lot of wood here, but I really didn't expect him to drive out of the city, buy a half a cord and an ax and then set to splitting logs one day when I was at work. That's commitment to fire, I say. And you know, fire in California (where he's from) is dangerous and threatens cities, fire here is romantic and smells good and warms your house. I totally see why he's so excited! I love fire. I felt very betrayed by how often California nearly burned me out of house and home when I lived there. This is much better.
Anyway, hello! I'm not watching much, just Project Runway at the moment, but when we do watch movies, it's really fun to have E's giant movie screen and projector going on. I highly recommend living with people who have cool toys and generally like the same kinds of movies you do.
Alright, I have homeworks and quizzes to grade and an exam to write.
I love you guys! Don't blow up the internet too much while I'm intermittent the next year or so. (I'm not saying I'll be gone, I'm just not around much, and I suspect you've either noticed or forgotten about me, which amounts to about the same thing, right?)