Okay, I'm almost done with chapter five. This was the chapter on dying literacies. My goal was to have this chapter done by July 1, so not too bad. I have a colleague who will be reading through this chapter, and if all goes well, it will be off to the advisor next week. Chapter six is on the hula. Hopefully I'll have a lot more to write on this chapter.
In other news, I'll be making one more trip to Hawai'i at the end of July. I'll use this trip to tie up any loose ends about the dissertation. Final interviews, visit to the archives and library, etc. It will also give me a chance to visit the family and the family dogs. My brother also says that we now have peacocks roaming the property, too.
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Sunday, June 19, 2005
A little happiness, a little sadness...
It is absolutely gorgeous today in Seattle. The sky is clear and it's breezy. There were a number of boats and canoes out on Lake Washington, making me wish, yet again, that I had a boat. Even a rubber dingy would do. Although the weather has been fantastic there was a touch of sadness today. The veterinarian who cared for my rabbits has passed away. Dr. Barbara Deeb was a fantastic vet, and she'll be greatly missed. I attended her memorial service this afternoon and heard some delightful stories. The gentleman who officiated the service had a cute anecdote which I thought very touching. Dr. Deeb was an only child but she knew she wanted to be a vet. Her parents didn't have much money to support her, so instead, the family moved together to Ft. Collins where Dr. Deeb was accepted to school. I love that story. Safe journey, Dr. Deeb.
Friday, June 10, 2005
Monday, June 06, 2005
A Girl's Gotta Shop
A new way I've found to put off the dissertation is to be a more active consumer. I've recently purchased: two new brands of foundation (Bare Minerals and Sheer Cover - I wanted to compare the two), books (A Treasure's Trove Kit, the new Oprah summer series, Elvis' Recipes, Ragamuffin Gospel, and Heaven Lake - both online and at a store), junk food (at a new grocery store in Edmonds), beer (you must first go to the location to brew your beer, then come back two weeks later to bottle it - 10 gallons of it), DVDs (Gilligan's Island - Season 2, Weeping Camel, and ELF), and household cleaners (Kaboom and Clorox toilet bowl cleaner). I am now mulling over buying a new Dyson vacuum cleaner. It seems the economy will improve while I put off work on the dissertation.
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