too long since i last updated, i know. i'm sort of losing my mind. i'm getting divorced, i'm dating, and i've been staying at a friend's house since october. i'm trying like hell to finish my undergraduate degree, and i'm slipping in my classes. on the other hand, i've been doing a lot of indoor rock climbing...

i'm taking 18 credits this quarter. 2 of them have already been completed, for laying out fogdog. my other classes are enhancing creativity; gays and lesbians in film; literary theory II; and plate tectonics. i am way behind in the plate tectonics class, which is online. i think i am going to withdraw so i don't fail and don't have to worry about it anymore. i like the material a lot, but i don't like the way the class is taught. it'll show up as a W on my transcript, and i won't get any money back, but at least it'll be done. my film class is another issue. i love that class and the instructor is one of my favorites, but my attendance has been less than stellar. at this point, i don't think i can get better than a C in the class. if i can go pass/fail on the class, i'll keep it. if not, i may have to drop it, too. my grades are still okay in the other two classes.

i'm trying to get a job. i have enough money for the moment, but it won't last. i'm trying to get back into my old office. if it doesn't work, i may be doing fast food for a while. i got information yesterday on co-op on base and on the federal career intern program, so i'm going to look into both of those. i also need to register with career services at school.

i need to be out of my friend's house this weekend. she has people coming to visit next weekend and i'd given her a deadline of the 15th. i had a line on a house that a former coworker was willing to rent to me, but that fell through. so i need a backup plan, a couch to stay on for just a few nights, possibly. i'm going to see if i can get approved tomorrow and sign a lease.

i'm applying to graduate school. i've already gotten in here, so now i just need to apply for a teaching assistantship or tuition waivers, etc. i have an application in to colorado state as well, but i've been stuck on the statement of purpose. i have three professors willing to write me recommendations for at least a month now, but they've been waiting on me to give them more information. the package, including recommendations, is due monday. (the 15th.)

i also have to fill out the fafsa. priority deadline? the 15th.

i thought i was going to have to take summer classes. as it turns out, i'm almost done; i'm registered for spring quarter, and after that i only need one class. it's not being offered, though - the professor who teaches it just retired. i have to talk to the department head about figuring out how i can still graduate with my concentration. if i can get that done, i can graduate in june, but i need to apply for that by march 1.

dissolution paperwork is on hold. m is giving me time to sort out health insurance and stuff like that. he's paying most of the bills for now. i still need to get them transferred into his name or take his name off my stuff.

i was seeing a guy for a few months, and he was wonderful to me. but the relationship was moving much too quickly for my having *just* gotten out of my marriage. and then someone i'd had feelings for over the last couple of years came back into my life, and i had to give things a shot. that relationship is going really well so far. the other is on hiatus. we'll see what happens.

that's the news.