The One Where You’ll Thank Me, Twice October 26, 2009

So awhile back I threw The Proposal into the dvd player. This is the Sandra Bullock/Ryan Reynolds* flick where she is his boss and she forces him to marry her so she won’t be deported to Canada. Sure, it was predictable. However, it was really funny. I rarely laugh out loud when watching movies. I laughed out loud twice. Sure, you have to like both Bullock and Reynolds**, but I do. It also helps if you like Betty White, Rob Base, and lil’ jon. Yes, I just typed those three names together.

In other news, I’m trying to get an article published from  my dissertation. And by “trying” I mean “occasionally trying to whittle down over 200 pages to 7,000 words or less.” And by “occasionally” I mean “hardly ever.” Writing is hard. Well, writing is easy. Making myself concentrate is hard. I have tv to watch and books to read. Off I go…

*you’re welcome
**you’re welcome

The One With a View October 9, 2009

Snowshoe, WV, originally uploaded by stcsmh.

So last week I traveled back to my home turf. Although I’m from West Virginia, I had never been to the Snowshoe Mountain Resort. Once I turned onto the property and started up the mountain the fog got heavier and heavier. I couldn’t see a thing – basically stopping by each sign so that I could read what it said. The fog remained the whole day. It was actually kind of creepy.

Thursday I woke up with low expectations. But when I opened my curtains, it was a whole new world. This was our view from the conference center all day. Deer came out and joined us toward the end of the day. Beautiful. Friday – fog again, until I drove down the mountain.

I made this panoramic picture using autostitch. It’s free, quick, and easy. Google it and download it. And don’t forget to take a series of overlapping pictures next time you see something as pretty as this.