STC action items and meeting, some ENG 515 relief, dancing and the aftermath…

I slept in this morning. Glorious. I was relieved to hear from Myra today, just in time for the information I needed for tonight’s STC Officer’s meeting. I spent most of the afternoon at Helios, where I got a bunch of STC work done: Prepared the agenda for tonight’s STC Officers Meeting, which includes the following … Read more

Beautiful weather, organization fair on the Brickyard, class, and dancing…

Today was such a beautiful weather day. The NC State Organization Fair, where all of the student groups and organizations that exist on campus can advertise their group, was held on the Brickyard today. I took the Wolfline bus there, where I staffed an STC table, along with our Membership Manager, Michelle. As I mentioned, the … Read more

Why have sex, a (heavenly) house call, studying and dancing…

This study comes from Cindy Meston, PhD, and David Buss, PhD, of the psychology department at the University of Texas at Austin. First, they asked 203 men and 241 women aged 17-52 in Austin, Texas, to anonymously list every reason they had ever had sex. Those men and women were taking psychology classes or were … Read more

Bonsai watermelons, Service NC State, and a solicitation for cell phones…

From onesentence.org: Grammy I told my three year old son that he was putting his shoes on the wrong feet and he responded that they were the only feet that he had. tags: childhood humor early years [add] sigh My very married, sixty-year-old father obviously doesn’t know that you can search by e-mail address on … Read more

Jolly ole chap, Annie’s faux snakeskin, some satire, Tech Comm orientation, and some reading…

Jolly? Really? You’d never know by looking at him.        Wilbur Morton Jolly Wilbur Morton Jolly, died Saturday, August 18th, 2006. He was born January 16, 1916, in Pitt County. He is a graduate of Wake Forest Law School and was admitted to the NC Bar in 1941. He entered the U.S. Army in November … Read more

A straight ally, orientation prep, dinner@Olive Garden w/Joe, a stool, a nap, and a show…

Arguably, Jon Stewart is America’s Best “Straight Ally” to the gay community. Robert and I slept in this morning—as well we should have after last night. I spent a couple of hours at Helios this afternoon, most of which time I spent creating my presentation to be given tomorrow night as the incoming president of … Read more

Writing affirmations, pre-school activity, and the heavy door that still guards the closet…

Even though I wasn’t out very late last night, I gloriously slept in this morning, my alarm waking me up at 10:00. I received two “writing affirmations” via e-mail today. Writing affirmations are particularly powerful for me, not only because they affirm what I’m passionate about, but because they often totally surprise me. You just … Read more