Mississippi - We are here...

Been a long time since anyone of us has posted; however, we are still alive. We now reside in Mississippi. So long Little Rock - we left you in such a blur. Things are well. I am working, Susan is working, cats are adjusted, etc...
One small complaint = the food here ain't as good as LR, well not just yet.
Possibly more posts to come...

Clinton Library

Clinton Library and Big Rig
Originally uploaded by Famille-DeVries.

We have not been here as of yet. Seeing as we are leaving, we should probably make a visit. I just feel funny about having to pay to get into a library. I know it is not that type of library, but it rather is as well. Anyway, I took this shot from the parking deck I use while I am at work.
There are not that many places with Presidential Libraries, so I think we will go and see what it is all about.

We are moving...

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Originally uploaded by Famille-DeVries.

Greetings All!

I finally get to mention that big news I mentioned in a previous post. Susan and I are moving to Mississippi as soon as May 2007, so in a few months. I get to mention it now because I have officially submitted my letter of resignation to CALS. As of May 04, 2007, I am no longer an employee at CALS.

Anyway, as to why we are moving, I have but to say that it worked out to be the best for the both of us. Susan is going to be working on her Ph. D. at USM and I have been granted a branch manager's position at a library close to where we will be moving. I will try not to act like the manager in the photo above. Susan also received some type of Doctoral Fellowship/Grant thing that was actually quite competitive. I believe out of the whole school, only two Ph. D. students were able to receive it and she got it.

Further, we are going to try to buy a house. I will be making more money and Susan should be making more as well. We will not be making that much more, but houses are a little cheaper in Mississippi. Anyway, we will be in Mississippi much longer than we were in Arkansas, so a house just makes more sense. Plus, we want to own something and have a large amount of debt hanging over us.

That is all for now. Susan may update this blog with better details on her new work, but then again, she may not. She now has her own personal blog at VOX, so you can check her out there now as well.

Good Day!

So much to say...

Well, howdy! I, we, have so much to say, but I can't quite say it here because of who may be reading - rest assured that you aren't that person, probably. There are just a lot of things going on right now. April and May will be incredibly busy, fun, exciting, horrible, scary, busy months for both Susan and me. We also just got back from Greensburg and found out that Susan's brother will not be getting his electric company job back - long, long story. This discovery made for an interesting trip to the 'Burg. He needs to get a job - know of any openings?
More will come, I promise, when I can talk about it without reservation. Until then, good day dear reader(s).

Comic

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Originally uploaded by Famille-DeVries.

I just had to share this. I love the crocs!

Happy Mardi Gras!

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Originally uploaded by kccornell.

Sometimes, some things make me miss home - sometimes. This is not really a Mardi Gras picture, but it is a picture that represents South Louisiana. It was taken, I assume, by my cousin. Anyway, I hope you have a great Fat Tuesday.
Good Day!

M & M Me (Crom)

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Originally uploaded by Famille-DeVries.

Well, it sorta looks like me. However, I can't wear sandals to work - lucky friggin m and m me. I do work in an office more or less like the one in the picture; at least, I have a cubicle.
If you want to become an M & M go to Become an M&M.
Good Day!

Another Flickr Upload

Cheetoh Loves the Deer
Originally uploaded by Famille-DeVries.

For those of you out there that read this - hopefully besides Susan and me - I have just uploaded another large batch of photos to our Flickr page. These pictures are primarily from a San Angelo, TX trip we took way back in 2003 when Susan was still looking for a grad school.
Oh, and meet Cheetoh. She accompanied us on that fateful trip. We even spotted a large bo weevil along with little green men dancing on the dashboard!
Good Day!

Snow

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Originally uploaded by Famille-DeVries.

This basically represents how people around here feel about snow. Plus it is Garfield, so enjoy!

Huge Flickr Upload

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Originally uploaded by Famille-DeVries.

I just, last night, uploaded a huge (over 1,000) number of photos to our Flickr page. Make sure you go and check them out. This is a picture of Mendenhall Glacier. Most, actually all, of the pictures uploaded are from our Alaska trip in May of 2005.
Have a good day!

The Dream

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Originally uploaded by Famille-DeVries.

This comic represents the dream of every working person. After 20+ years of service, you get a pen, a watch, or just a plain old pat on the back. Here's to retirement! Well, not my retirement, but I am sure somebody out there is lucky enough to retire today - here's to that person! Good Day...

Snow!

Apartment Complex Snow
Originally uploaded by Famille-DeVries.

We finally got a little snow. The snow/sleet/ice started this past Wednesday afternoon and continued until about 1:00 a.m. this morning. I was even off of work because of the snow on Thursday - a snow day! Funny thing is that there was not really that much on the ground Thursday, but they called off work anyway. When I finally made it to my car this morning, about 10 a.m., it was covered in the softest snow I have seen in quite a while. It took a little time to get enough off of my windows so that I could drive. I am very happy that it snowed this year and hopefully we will get some more before winter is truly over. On another note, Susan and I are going to Eureka Springs next Friday in order to celebrate an early Valentine's Day. We have made it to Eureka Springs each of the three years we have been in Arkansas, and this year will not be an exception. If we can ever retire, I want to retire in Eureka Springs. Anyway, that'll do for now, good day!

January's Gone...

Well, I must post one last entry before the end of January, must'nt I? January has come and gone. It's getting cold here and there may be some snow tonight or tomorrow. I may even have the day off tomorrow. I will have to wait and see. Anyway, I work until 8 p.m. tonight - teaching a class on, of all things, blogging.

I have the feeling that things will be getting hectic for me and Susan before long, but not quite yet. Taxes are also coming up. I think we have all the paper work in, but I am not sure. Will see. Will also try and decide who will be doing our taxes. How go things with whomever reads this? Leave a comment would you?

That's all for now...

How about a break?

Ok, so it's been a while since my last post. I've been pretty bogged down in the thesis and dealing with numerous catastrophes as they've come about, not to mention plagued with the occasional migraine and stomach virus. Chapter One of the thesis is nearly done--as in very soon almost ready to submit for publication somewhere. I'm working on Chapter Two's intro and it is coming along slowly, but what I have done is pretty good.

The cats and gophers are good. Ash is growing some fur back from where he licked it off in his infinite wisdom. No more hairballs either, which is always a good thing. Clyde is fat and finicky and Kit is still the sweetheart of the house. She sits in my lap quite a bit while I type. We've had an influx of birds as late, so they are enjoying that.

Well, back to work. Hopefully I'll have more to report once Chapter Two is submitted to my mentors for revision. Toodles!

Updates, as always, by me

Susan is a bit busy, so here is an update on what I have been up to...perhaps...

Well, work, lots of it coming up. I am working today till 2 PM. I will work all next week plus Saturday again. A couple of those days next week will be worked till 8 PM. (10:30 AM. - 8 PM that is). Not complaining as the extra hours are always nice to have. Also, my adjunct teaching job starts on Monday, so that will make one really late night - 9 p.m. - for the next 3 1/2 months. No, no money dance, as with two jobs the money dance is still not plausible.

The above is a section of a post from my VOX blog, please go to my VOX blog to read the rest. I am trying to get Susan to sign up for her very own blog, but who knows what will happen.

Such is Life...

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Originally uploaded by Famille-DeVries.

For your entertainment...

We all need many things like we need another hole in the head.

Blog, Blog, Blog, and more BLOG

Well, from the title you can see, or perhaps infer, that I am almost blogged out, overblogged, or just plain bloggy. Anyway, Susan (gophergetter) had a nice long post not too long ago, go read it. It is directly beneath this post. Anyway, not much else going on that I can (work) or need to say at the moment. However, for your pleasure, here are the rest of my blogs:

1. Vox
2. Livejournal
3. Myspace
4. Bathroomguide (seldom, if ever, updated)
5. Facebook (I am ashamed to admit, but here it is)

Go read them, they are all subtly different, or are they?

Hallelujah! A Brand New Year!

Well, Mike's right. I have been lazy on posting, but I've been pretty damn busy. Let's see....where to start. Well, I started writing my thesis on January 1, so some progress is being made there. I've got to have my thesis edited, bound, presented, and defended by April 1. It's daunting, but I can do it (hey, I never claimed to be sane)! I have to if I want to graduate this May. And that is something I really want to do, because if I graduate in May I can go work on my Ph.D. the following fall with this awesome prof who works with the influences of hormones on avian behavior. Yep, I know that means I'll have to go WAY out of my comfort zone and learn how to work with birds and (heaven forbid) acquire some laboratory skills, but I'm ready for a challenge and this opportunity is just too good to pass up.

The gophers are good. Mike has had to help me clean over the holidays, but he hasn't fussed too much. I was pretty fortunate that my good buds, Zach and Tommy, fed the little buggers over the holidays so we could go home for a little while. The three amigos (cats) were kept alive by my other good bud, Stacie, so many thanks to her as well!

Well, I'm off to go through some more data. We started working out again and although we are sore as heck, we have more energy, so I'm putting it to good use. Enjoy the pic!