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Saturday, 6 October 07 :: signs

that it is winter..

i've pulled out my collection of hats.
we got our first snow here - there is a dusting along the wellsvilles and the wasatch front
i've not worn my chaco's in a week
i closed all my windows and put my flannel sheets on my bed

that i am an adult..

i got very excited when i realized i could actually afford a bagless, pet fur picking up, vacuum.
i actually spent time wondering if i could find a vacuum that would also double as a steam cleaner for carpets
i spent a long time talking to my ma about the wonders of buying a dishwasher
i can't wait to get a humidifier!
i would rather get a humidifier, dishwasher or a bagless vacuum for christmas than an 1pod.

that i'm a geek..

my ma mentioned that she came across more of her research methods books, and i got excited at the chance to look at them.
i got even more excited when we both realized that our friends jerry and ruth anne may still have some of their research methods books
i can't wait for dad to send me his tufte books about presenting.
i found another highlighter / ballpoint pen duo, and i'm excited to try it out to see what works better.. bick or this brand.
i'm going to spend saturday night organizing all my stuff into files, because i now have folders, hanging files and a file cabinet. and i'm perfectly happy doing so.

posted by brooke at October 6, 2007 06:48 PM

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i'm brooke, born in '73. i am currently a phd student in instructional technology. this is the blog where i capture all the neurotic, and the few non-neurotic, moments that seem to come with being a phd student (if you want to read less neuroses and more professionalism go to: oer's, dl's, reuse and culture: it's about a phd student researching digital resources in a multicultural world). i have been from eugene, oregon for a long time.. 8 years specifically (its my home now, but i grew up in southwestern virginia), but now i'm here in logan, utah at utah state university. after finding my roots in eugene i never could have expected that i would leave that liberal oasis and head to utah. but i did and there are days when its a blessing and days when i'm tempted to go back to oregon and beg the folks at lost valley educational center to let me move in. but i won't leave because there are days when this process is better than any kind of high i could ever imagine. what else? i collect things, i have 2 cats, 2 kayaks, 2 laptops (i'm a geek - one mac, one pc). i can be emailed at brookesblog@rivervision.com.