new houses

I wanted to write this post, titled “New Houses,” right after it was confirmed that the Democrats would be controlling both the House and the Senate. It was perfect timing, you see, because the same week I began inhabiting a new house in a little town called New Freedom. I spent quite a bit of time thinking about the clever connections I could make. But I didn’t write the post, and now all three new houses are old news, especially for those of you who also read Fred’s blog.

Instead of blogging, I spent most of November freaking out about my senior project, which I finally handed in (and presented) at the end of the month. McDaniel English majors usually write a 25-30 page critical paper, but last year I told my advisor I had no interest in writing such a paper and asked if I could do a creative project instead. After completing some negotiations with the department and a professor had agreed to oversee the project, I began writing a collection of poetry and a self-reflective essay to accompany the collection.

I’m glad I was able to do design a project that interested in me. But, I think it’ll be a while before I write another poem. Maybe I’ll recover over winter break. I hope so.

My last class ended at 4:30 this Thursday, I’ve got a final on Tuesday, and then a take-home final due on Thursday. Break is so close I can almost taste it.

I promise I’ll blog more frequently from mid-December through mid-January. Sorry this one is so boring. I don’t have time for anything more interesting right now, but I started receiving threats, so I figured I better post something.