turn over.
spring semester classes began on monday, with Statistics II at 9am. ow! 9 o'clock is too early for math. but although this term promises to be intense, it'll all be good. after an unusually warm spell from november through early january (70-degree weather), sunday brought our 1st winter storm of the season. unfortunately it meant more sleet than snow. it also meant wishing i had an ice-pick while having to de-frost a thick coat of ice off my car before heading to school. and it meant having my feet fly out from under me and landing square on my tailbone b/c i slipped on a patch of invisible "black ice" next to the driver-side door. ouch again.
i'd hoped against all odds that my university would cancel classes so i could stay home in pajamas, drink tea, and make soup. but UVA takes a perverse satisfaction in never shutting down, even in bad weather. they hold classes even when the roads are treacherous and all the local K-12 schools declare "snow days". the only time i recall UVA closing in "recent" years was during hurricane Isabel in 2003, when the storm's eye passed directly over us.
oh well. i still made a big pot of my favorite vegetarian green split pea soup. what's with so many people i know not liking pea soup? huh? i never understood that, b/c pea soup is such a great, classic, winter comfort food. ah well�that means more soup for me! it's simmering right now. and there's an apple turnover in the oven.
now, thanks to my friend calvin, let me leave you w/ something for those who have a sense of humor. now, if you love El Presidente Busho, you'll hate me for posting this and think very badly of me. if this is the case�and i don't *think* it will be--then be gone. (kidding, of course.). but otherwise, esp if you're not at work right now, have a slight chuckle at this: W screws the country.
if anyone stills read my sporadic updates: for what it's worth, i think i've kind of semi-"returned" here. so don't pull out. ;-)
