Be Well in 2012

Hey everybody,

So, I’ve been absent from the blog too much lately. It’s now my last semester of college, and everything seems hectic around here.

There’s lots of fun times and memories at Emory wrapping up, but also lots of exciting things to look forward to after graduation.

I’m not sure yet what the post-graduation plan is — but not knowing is part of the excitement, right?

For now, I’m enjoying the last of my time at Emory and sticking with some good advice I heard for this year:

 
 

 
 

Be well in 2012. I’m all about it. Not really any specific resolutions, deadlines or goals — just being well. Living well, feeling well, being well.

Who’s with me? : )

Two More Weeks

 

I had a great Thanksgiving break! Lots of food, fun, and family. The only downside? It ended waaay too early. Photos coming soon!

In the meantime, here at Emory, there’s only about two weeks left of school. It’s crunch time: two weeks packed with papers, presentations, reports, and finals! This is the home stretch, or live-in-the-library time.

My last exam is the morning of final move-out day — so, I’ll probably be one of the last people to leave for winter break.

Since I won’t be coming back to this room in the spring, I’ll be moving ALL of my stuff out right after my last exam.

And! My room was stuffed this year, so I’ve got a lot of things to move!  Check out the closet and bureau:

And let’s not even THINK about all the kitchen/bathroom things!

SO! Packing will be a challenge, but the real problem:  WHERE am I going to put it all when I get home?!

Wonderful Wednesday Sightings

Margaret Atwood at Emory

 

Margaret Atwood, author of great books like The Handmaid’s Tale and (personal fave) The Penelopiad, came to speak at Emory as part of our Ellmann Lectures series.

She was a great speaker with a sharp wit and good insights. She cracked a lot of jokes, shared stories of her childhood growing up in Canada, and even sang a song from one of her books!

Atwood was all about the juxtapositions, which I loved. My favorite insight from her was about our human spirit: “We want excitement and adventure. We want safety and security.”

One of her lectures centered on cartography: how every map has an edge, the border between real and unreal. Where the known is finite, but the unknown is infinite. And she poses the question: are ‘utopias’ and ‘dystopias’ a yin and yang? Do each contain parts of the other?

Food for thought.

My favorite part, ‘course, was getting her to sign my book. ;D

 

Atwood: “Here’s my advice to you. Read and read and read and write and write and write.”