It's been a while since my last post. I've had to work my time usage since Brooklynne and Halleigh have returned. And i don't feel like I've got alot to post about... so I'm going to try a mental exercise: stream-of-consciousness blogging for five minutes. I'll start with yesterday's big event and move on from there. So....

Yesterday I scored big by buying tickets to the firsta dn second rounds of the NCAAs this weekend. Sold the first round (I'll be ing VA friday) so I'm hoping Coppin State (my pick for the play-in tonight) doesn't make UNC the first ever chumpitized 1 seed. I'm behind on my plans for VA. I need to get intouch with professors, but I'm dreading it. maybe that's why I'm blogging? I had an interensting conversation with someone the other day (Mary?) about why I blog. I know reasons that I wish were the reasons for blogging--self-discovery, inner reflection, etc. but actually blogging is really a complicate penpal system for keeping up with friends. I don't keep up with friends very well. I emailed Scott Bilton for the first time in about 4 years yesterday asking if he wanted my first round tickets. I didn't hear back. I should have kept the tickets just in case he got back to me later, but I chickened out when I thought I might miss a chance to sell them. I think the reason I can't do inner reflection on a blog is that it is public space for anyone to read. What I need is an annonymous did I spekll that right? blog. but what's the point in blogging if you don't get the comments. would I want comments on and innerreflection blog? Is that inner reflection. maybe, if I reflected on the comments. I just watched a thing on Doc Searl's blog that showed the earth's porportions next to the other planets and the sun and the sun to the other stars all the way up to the largest known star. it made me feel really tiny. i think there was somehting wierd about seeing the sun as a tiny pixel next to this giant sea of fire that was just a small part of the surface of the largest star. Halleigh can be really consuming. last night was a tough night with Halleigh. I shouldn't get so tired dealing with her but we did have fun playing. she is becoming a cllimber. last night she climbed onto the endtable and jumped onto the couch. I almost stopped her because my parents always told me I shouldn't do stuff like that but then I just watched. I'm never sure if i'm encouraging her to be free spirited or just bad behaved. I should be getting somehting done right now. oops I'm over my time limit.