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I think I've decided to buy a new bed. My mattress is not doing my back any favors and it would be nice to not be sleeping in my childhood twin bed anymore :-) I have a feeling that the cats will still take up the same percentage of space on the bed though.....animals always do that!!

I'm doubting my choices for classes next semester. I'm trying to register as if I'll find a grad assistantship (because with the work drama, going to school full time + work full time + my health crap, it's just not working). I'm signed up for epidemiology (an option for my curriculum plus required of the doctorate in public health), but Gender and Health is offered at the same time slot. My masters concentration is gender and health, so I feel like I ought to take it....but my goal is my doctorate.

I'm leaning towards gender and health because at some point I need to do a thesis or culminating project for my MA, and it seems like a good plan to get the directly relevant coursework done asap.

So excited for LARP. I haven't been since Memorial Day!! And....I get to play Lilo, the dark elf child. Muwahahaha. Plus the rain has stopped, so I won't be trapped inside.

Yay!!

I'll post pictures when they surface :-)

I have the go-ahead to write my final Feminist Theory paper on something related to fat identity, health at every size, something in that general area.  I'm excited, and a little nervous....but the prof let me know that I'm doing really well in the class and is excited to see what I write and what direction I take the paper.  I'm hoping to pull it into something for my masters thesis (maybe making it a larger project in the politics of the body, specifically female bodies....maybe fatness, maybe muscle, something along those lines).

It feels good to know I'm doing well in the class :-)  Plus the prof gave me an article to use for my paper entitled "Foucault goes to Weight Watchers"....should be interesting!
 

--I'm registered for spring courses.  Contemporary dance ended up being restricted to dance majors, so I'm taking African.  I'm registered for an extra course in case I find a graduate assistantship.  If I don't, I'll drop the extra public health class.

--I'm thinking about doing something crazy in December.  There's a walker friendly half marathon in NC....I need to see if my body can handle it with only a month and a half of training :-)

I'm taking a beginning dance class next semester, partially because the local bellydance studio (the one not affiliated with my old troupe) is closing.  I need my dance fix.

So....contemporary or african?

My cat has been mis-sexed.  I took Bella in to get spayed and get a phone call from a vet telling me that she's a neutered male.  Whoops.  That explains why Bella did not get along with Shana and Bear's two male cats :-)

Anyone have cool ideas for a costume that would coordinate nicely with a veil piece to Abney Park's "Sleep Isabella"?  I did an impromptu dance to this at CONvergence 09, and I would like to develop it into a real part of my repetoire.  It could be either cabaret or tribal influenced, but definitely steampunk influenced.  Also....it's a veil piece, so I'd have to be careful with edges, headwear, etc.

Went to a wedding this weekend....it was beautiful and actually kinda fun (any wedding where "you may kiss" is followed by music from Star Wars automatically counts as fun).  Because of the wedding and hosting one of the wedding guests, I didn't get any work done on my paper or any studying done for my other class.  I also mildly sprained my ankle after the wedding.  The Sunday evening wedding + driving the guest to the airport at 5:45am meant I didn't get enough sleep, so I decided to call into work.

However...if I manage to get a page and a half written today, tomorrow, and Wednesday, I'll have my paper written.  Got today's quota done, and I think I have a few more things to say.  I'll get some studying done tonight.

Not much else to say.  Because of the fabulous tripping that sprained my ankle, my back is jacked up from tailbone to skull.  I think I should reschedule my tattoo appointment (to get the cover-up part done) and get a deep tissue massage instead.  The timing of the ankle spraining is pretty crappy too because I'm trying to get back into a running routine (with hopes of doing the NC Marathon in May).  I'll see how the ankle is doing tomorrow to see if even a mile or so of walking will be ok.

Convergence 2010 room requested for Wednesday through Sunday.  I hope everything works out with the room!!  My plan is to fly in on Wednesday and go directly to the hotel, chillax and volunteer on Wednesday and Thursday, then enjoy Cvg.  Might to the half day of con on Sunday and go to my parents house for a few days.  I'm aiming to fly out on Wednesday or Thursday (because it would be nice to spend a couple more days with my folks and be able to see local folks!).

*crosses fingers*

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