It's an order that puts a very high priority on education.

When they were founded, their founder (foundress?) really emphasized living and working in their communities, rather than locking themselves away in cloisters. Which was pretty radical at the time.

They're fierce, and I really admire them.

Committing suicide, or having a heart attack, or getting hit with some other kind of tragedy does not actually change who you are as a person or what your behavior is. I think "that is so like her" or "he's still an asshole" or whathaveyou is a totally justifiable reaction, and totally different than "good, he deserves it" or "I'm glad she's dead."

Presentation went very well. DONE!!!!

WOOOT! Hooray!

Also, ~ma for Tom!

A colleague and I kept track of how many dead grandmothers a student pushed forward as an excuse one year. 6.

Good grief. That's dumb. (Also, I had no idea you still had to request applications by mail--can't you download everything on the internet, these days?)

Well, it's a special application for my program. Because the stupid Director of Admissions resists all change, I can't put it on the online application.

Joe Biden's sister, who is one of his closest advisors and lived with him and his boys for years after their mom died, is a graduate of my school. She spoke at my graduation!

I think Perkins and Juliana called dibs.

I said I'd share!!

Makes squinty eyes at Aims.

Don't make me cut you, either.

Plllbbbttt.

There's enough love to go around.

Makes squinty eyes at Juliana.

I said I'd share!!

I never said I'd share. And I can run faster. HAR!

Well, I have ...

I can ...

I do ...

...

Yeah, I got nothin'.