One of my committee members asked a compelling question today: where did the dancing masters come from? As I’m searching the web tonight…. I’m not finding much information. Based on names, some seem to hail from Ireland while others seem to hail from France. The video above is based on Read more…
I’ve been thinking about mountains lately. I’ve gotten to go on some fun hikes in the past week – up Rock Canyon and also Battle Creek Falls – and those have reminded me of other hikes and adventures. Falling down the mountain at Stewart Falls years ago… Getting left on Read more…
It seems that my last two nights of sleep (from about 12/1am – 4:30 and from 5-8/9 am) were flukes. So here I am working on my thesis. I’m totally tired of Facebook…. it’s been helpful these past few days with keeping up with news in Joplin and the tornadoes, Read more…
So one of my committee members suggested I add pictures to my thesis. Actually, I think she would prefer me to add videos, but I have absolutely no time or resources to add videos to a text document. Instead, I became a model for my own thesis. Yep, to avoid Read more…
After reading this blog, written by a friend and folk dance teammate, this beautiful song from Aida came to mind. It’s been a nice little reminder on a night when I feel extremely overwhelmed with the thesis and how much is still not done… there’s just too much to be Read more…
A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine, desert us when troubles thicken around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind Read more…
I’ve slept less than 5 hours in the last 36. I’ve been working hard on my thesis and am seriously worried/stressed about my chapter three, even though it’s actually coming together more than my chapter two right now. I suppose I’ll panic once I copy and paste and redo headings, Read more…
He is Risen. What a glorious message! I have a testimony in Jesus Christ- that He lived a perfect life, giving me an example to follow; that He suffered in Gethsemane, atoning for my sins and for the sins of all mankind; that He lives again, all glory to His Read more…
Those familiar with ‘Waiting for Godot’ by Samuel Beckett may recognize the distinctive first line (oft-repeated throughout) of the play. Of course, his piece falls in the genre of ‘Theater of the Absurd,’ so his statement is bit fuller even its very emptiness. Regardless, I submit the following quote as explanation to Read more…
So I totally owe this incredible find to my old roommate, Meridith. Like me, she is also a grad student in the liberal arts, although I’m in Humanities and she’s in English. Unlike me, she has written and defended her thesis already… envy, but props to her for being done! Read more…