The "Big Bend Expedition" (as the field guide calls it) was absolutely wonderful. Pictures forthcoming. It was, as advertised, "seven days of heaven." Well, six days, plus one spent in a dramamine-induced haze. (Apparently even the non-drowsy version cures motion sickness by knocking you out cold.) I didn't get very many specimens (more on that later) but I did get a javelina-shaped cookie cutter, a pressed penny, and one VERY strong margarita ('I thought you didn't drink?' Yeah. More on that later.)

Turns out I will be able to afford the Llano trip (E-Rock here I come!), but there are only 21 spots available and 51 students in the Historical classes alone (I'm in Geology of Texas and we've got another 18 students all vying to get on the trip since we know how AWESOME Hobbs' trips are). First ones to pay the $40 deposit get a place. Unfortunately, those of us GoT students who were on the Big Bend trip (16/17, one guy had to leave to go to a funeral half way through the week) have to turn in a two page+, single-spaced write up on that expedition before we're eligible to go to Llano. Insert much hair pulling and head desking here. We need to include our favorite "experiences" of the trip as well as a discussion of the three most significant sequences we observed. I'm sort of stuck on that because I'm unsure of whether he means significant in geologic terms, or simply significant to us. Also, the highlight of the trip for me was almost-but-not-quite holding hands with Yuri while we were wrestling over the same chip in the chip bag. Not quite sure if I should mention that in such great detail in an academic paper.

Still NO JORB. I'm so broke I want to cry. I just want to buy things. Lots of things. FOREVER.

I made some really delicious onion soup the other day. Also some delicious potatoes, with many thanks to Lauren for telling me how to make them. And there was some extraordinarily sub-par gingerbread yesterday.

Just started my period yesterday so I am filled with so much blah today it isn't even funny. It's also Chomby Day on Neopets, so I'm refreshing over there trying to get one.

Last night while driving home I was struck with this REALLY STRONG sense of missing Rebecca. I enjoy geology, but it's just missing that sort of je ne sais pas it had when she was right next to me to pass snarky sex notes to.