these are what count as milestones

1. finished all of my critical thinking exercises (also known as CTEs, also known as the bane of my freaking existence) for my Lifespan class a month early. These little fuckers have to be 250 (no more!) words long and synthesize four different scholarly articles under a specified prompt. This task is much more obtuse than it sounds. After the first two and once I figured out how to cut down to such a tiny number of words, I earned perfect scores on the remaining six. I also earned a perfect score on both my midterms. It feels pretty awesome to kick ass in at least one area of my life.

2. lost ten pounds. This may largely have to do with stress, but is also connected to the fact that I am using my bike as mode of transportation as much as possible. Although, this is difficult since I work during most of the daylight hours. Fridays are lovely though. Off at 2.10 for Shabbos. Me and my bike have a magical, love reunion. We go to all of our favorite places starting with the letter "O," like Otherlands and Overton Park. Even though the bumper stickers and other paraphernalia proclaiming such irk me, life is actually good.

3. finally made headway with my shower and bathtub. No I am not caulking or re-tiling. I am simply cleaning. After neglecting poor bathroom for a while, I then spent a number of months with bleach, soap scum remover, lime remover, scrub brush, blood, sweat, tears, prayers, incantations, and any other method, pragmatic or no, to get the tub and tiles looking even relatively clean. Last night was a turning point in this scrubbing frenzy. Finally, finally, things are looking clean. It's not much, but it makes me happy.

4. turned 28. I like the even years best.

So this is what I have to blog about. I've started a number of other blogs in the past month, including part II to Sukkos Break, but anything that began as either profoundly revelatory or snarkily comedic remains unfinishable. I offer these milestones as a compromise between the absence of blogs and the proliferation of unfinished blogs. Thank you for reading and accepting me for who I am, unclean shower and all.