Laura

In doing archival research, I came across this photo of a 1933 Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Rock Creek, California entitled "Wash Room" (courtesy of the FDR Library Archives). It moved me. How happy they all look. They remind me to never take a hard day's work or an honest day's pay for granted. I am humbled by this photo.

I am struck by the power of art to transcend spatial and temporal boundaries. Photos like these remind me of how resilient the human spirit truly is.

Mary

What a goofball he is!

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My most recent favorite material possession -
my "things to do" mug, with dry-erase marker included.

Laura

I know this may sound strange, but I think wind turbines are beautiful. I'm kind of in awe of them. I get a weird Emersonian feeling when I see them...machines and/in nature. Some things change, but my freakish love of nature-machines runs deep.

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Aaron has a favorite chair, and tried to scoot our cat

out of it the other day - only to get this response.

Everything they say about cats is true.

Mary 174/365

Clint and I are planning on moving out of our tiny apartment in September, when our lease is up.  Since I'll be busy with my internship again in a few weeks and then starting school almost immediately, I've gotten a head start on packing.  My poor fiction bookcase looks so disorganized and empty right now.  I look forward to setting my friends up all nice and tidy in our new place... in a little more than two months.

Laura

Portland Spring 2010, here I come! I have just submitted my first ever paper proposal for a conference being held in Portland next spring. Its not just any conference...its THE conference for "my people." For environmental historians, this conference is akin to a candy store for kids! Oh my gosh I'm so nervous I could pee!!

Phyllis 170/365

One of my favorite rings to wear. It makes me happy.

Laura

Prior to about 6 months ago, I never took even a multivitamin on a regular basis let alone any kind of regular prescription medications. How times have changed. I'm quickly accruing, much to my utter dismay, quite a pill popping habit.

Meet my new "friends":

• 125 mg of Levoxyl daily, as a thyroid hormone replacement since the radioactive iodine completely wiped my own thyroid gland out. Thanks Grave's Disease.
  

• The bc pill Junel because the radiation would make pregnancy unsafe for at least a year. And because I have PCOS, I need to give my ovaries a break.

• a wack of Vitamin D and calcium daily for insulin resistance. At least its not metformin. Thanks PCOS. I'm still not exactly sure why or how vitamin D, calcium, and insulin resistance are connected. When I figure that one out, I'll let you know.
  

• A daily 81 mg of aspirin because the hyperthyroid caused lots of heart palpitations and freaked me out about heart health.

I think I need an antianxiety medication now from the panic attacks resulting from taking all these meds (KIDDING). I can see how quickly the cycle of pills spirals out of control though.

Laura

This is documentation of just how fast my dog will move for food. (my dog = the blur of white and yellow on the right)