Although, I do have at least two blog posts about cupcakes to do. Who knew red velvet cupcakes went surprisingly well with hot mint tea?

So, there has been a total dearth of blogging. My writing quota has been taken over by many philosophy and theology papers. This isn't such a bad thing, but part of the point of starting this thing and committing to dithering about the design theme every week was that I would actually keep up with it. It's Saturday night, but I've been totally over the Georgetown social scene for about two years, which is why I'm writing a theology paper tonight. And now, my study break will take the form of a bulleted list:

• I've been quite sick. A vicious and self perpetuating cycle of viruses, food poisoning, and allergies.
  
• At the very very last minute I booked some tickets home for Easter break. Because it was the very very last minute, prices were outrageous, and it took my tax refund plus part of my father's monthly bonus. Yay for overprotective mexican fathers - they're totally committed!
  
• I very nearly almost skipped easter, but then I got bored, so I called my cousin and had him come pick me up. And then I kind of regretted it. I read about euthanasia the whole time, which freaked out the relatives I'm less fond of enough for them to leave me alone. And some dude impugned my family's Five-Centuries-Of-Barbequing-On-This-Continent-Tradition. While wearing a NASCAR hat. That may or may not be an accurate rendition of the historical truth. Also, by 'my family' I mean my dad's family. Cause they're the ones I look like, and act like, and relate to.
  
• For any of my very intrepid relatives who have googled me and found the above bullet point and are now getting themselves into a tizzy, that doesn't apply to you.
  
• Rat Cat Demon Kitty is terrorizing Mister Bones at night when he's trying to sleep. There's this whole story that involves a sequence of nose-head-paw-paw-nudging that keeps my dad up all night. I think it's adorable and hilarious.
  
• Oh - and part of the reason that I went home for easter break was to get un-sick. That didn't work so well, and I'm still ridiculously sick. But if I can manage to not get food poisoning again, it should be okay.
  
• Turns out I'm not the only one who doesn't really understand certain kinds of language used by a certain kind of professor (who I like very much) in a certain class (which I like very much), and that's refreshing. And I think I've made some progress on that front, also. Maybe. This is probably what my aunt would call a growing-experience-which-will-build-character-and-make-me-a-better-person.
  
• Last week, I got a paper back which had stars drawn on the front by the professor. I find this delightful.
  
• I had a very satisfying conversation today with one friend about another (former?) friend, and it put a lot of things in perspective. Also, sitting on a stoop is nice.
  
• Free chipotle is good, but I'm still not sure I could make myself pay for it. Especially not this late in the semester - May is so close! I have already started a list of foods - it includes enchiladas and that cactus dish and carne asada and other things that people here would probably find odd. And lots and lots of avocados. I still can't believe that they're 10x the price with 1/10th the flavour here.
  
• I keep forgetting to re-dye my hair blue.
  
• There are still more people who know me than there are people who I know, but I'm getting used to this.
  
• I had an amazing great productive meeting with my advisor, and it was amazing and great and productive.
  
• I had a whole conversation for many hours a few days ago with L--- about how heels are unreasonable, crippling, and just silly and disturbing. It was beautiful.
  
• Raw Broccoli, Unsweetened Soy Milk, and Unsweetened Kashi 7 Whole Grain Puffs.
  
• I keep forgetting when to use whom and when not to use whom, which is just silly, because I learned that in German class forever ago!
  
• I made a post card for post secret the other night when I couldn't sleep. But it turned out really really well, and now I can't bear to part with it. I may copy it, send the copy, and keep the original.
  
• My wrist hurts, a lot. And I'm not really sure why (even though I know why).
  
• This may not have been clear after class the other day, but I really do appreciate W------. More so than some other people I could (not) name. And if I sign my full name after he signs his full name, its out of appreciation and delight, not mockery.
  
• Speaking of full name, I'm considering reclaiming the 'de la' that got dropped a hundred or so years ago. I suspect it had to do with the American acquisition of Texas and the generally unfriendly nature of American paperwork towards people with more than one last name.
  
• Re the above. It looks sort of pretentious to me sometimes. But it also makes more sense, especially in translation. And people always mix up the meaning of my name and translate it incorrectly and then feel accomplished; I've noticed that this happens much less when the 'de la' is included. But name lines on forms are also really short.
  
• This list is getting really long, so I'll only include one last thing -
  
• I'm in Saxby's (again, despite the sordid history - but J-- says he's working-on-my-judgment), and when I was walking up to the entrance I saw a pair of glasses that looked familiar. And a hair style and colour that looked familiar. And a type of shirt and size that looked familiar. And in my head I said to myself (even though I generally don't think in words at all, ever) - No, it cannot be. And it wasn't. The End.