So I start a blog and I don't update it for over a week. Bad me. I've been dealing with less-than-positive results from a qualifying exam (big mood-killer) and jumping back into the paper-writing cycle. There's something about large writing blocks that just does it for me. Some people are able to be productive in small chunks of writing--an hour or two a day and all's good. I just can't do that. I need my big chunks of time--5, 6, 7 hours at a time. Generally, it's productive time with an output of 5 or 6 pages, but after those breaks, I just shutdown. No more writing and a need for relaxation. Thankfully, ATX is loaded in relaxation opportunities, so football with the other classics guys...resulting in what seems like a broken left middle finger (hurrah for purple and swollen). Yeah, that's not cool, but eh, purple is in.

In other news, we've owned Ptolemy for a year. Now, obligatory kitty pictures!