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Geez. Has it really been that long since I've updated? I'd apologize but life has been crazy. After I passed my prelim, I had to finish my final exams. My mother had informed me two days before my prelim that my grandmother was on her deathbed, so I had that hanging over my head and over a week later, I was flying down to Florida for the funeral. While there, my mother's apartment flooded, sending us fleeing to a hotel. I also caught the mother of all sinus infections (Everything always goes wrong when I visit Florida *sigh*). Once I flew back, I tried looking for a short term job, switching over my healthcare, worked on revising my prelim, and the myriad of stuff which needed to be done in prep for the Fulbright and before I leave for Korea in August. All this while still suffering from the sinus infection (ear pain, stuffed nose, sinus headaches, sleeping 10 hrs a day, etc.). I tried to clear it up on my own, but it was stubborn and once my new healthcare came through I headed to the doctor who prescribed me an antibiotic that I was immune to, and refused to believe me when I said it wouldn't work. She did at least authorize me to get a new one once that one didn't work, but overall, I was sick for six weeks straight.
Over the July 4th weekend (still on antibiotics), I drove up to Minnesota for Convergence 2014 (meeting my mother and brother there). The theme was midsummer's night dream, but it should probably have been titled Gargoyles because most of the cast and creators were there. I will give a more in depth report of the con with photos when I have the time, but it was a lot of fun even if being on the antibiotics meant I couldn't get really drunk. I cosplayed as Rincewind and my brother was Twoflower. Good times. After the con, we all drove back to my apartment (4hr drive), grabbed a meal of grass fed hamburgers and cheese curds at The Old Fashioned (so good). The next day, I took them wine tasting and out for the best food and deserts I could find before dropping my brother off at the airport. My mother and I went to see Captain America again, then out for dinner. We ended up back at The Old Fashioned for lunch the next day before I dropped her off as well.
Then it was back to the grind for me. I've been running my ass off doing things like trying to get new glasses, go to the dentist, get shoes fixed, pack up most of my apartment, etc. Today, I saw my adviser and found out that there are a lot of archaeology things I'd been putting off buying which are now necessary. Where I'll get the money for them is a good question.
Over the July 4th weekend (still on antibiotics), I drove up to Minnesota for Convergence 2014 (meeting my mother and brother there). The theme was midsummer's night dream, but it should probably have been titled Gargoyles because most of the cast and creators were there. I will give a more in depth report of the con with photos when I have the time, but it was a lot of fun even if being on the antibiotics meant I couldn't get really drunk. I cosplayed as Rincewind and my brother was Twoflower. Good times. After the con, we all drove back to my apartment (4hr drive), grabbed a meal of grass fed hamburgers and cheese curds at The Old Fashioned (so good). The next day, I took them wine tasting and out for the best food and deserts I could find before dropping my brother off at the airport. My mother and I went to see Captain America again, then out for dinner. We ended up back at The Old Fashioned for lunch the next day before I dropped her off as well.
Then it was back to the grind for me. I've been running my ass off doing things like trying to get new glasses, go to the dentist, get shoes fixed, pack up most of my apartment, etc. Today, I saw my adviser and found out that there are a lot of archaeology things I'd been putting off buying which are now necessary. Where I'll get the money for them is a good question.