august: cleveland county

I went home last weekend to see my lovely parents and sister, and we went to the Tulsa State Fair! It was pretty okay, except there were too many people there. Next time, I'd like to request a private tour of the fair. :) On Sunday we had birthday cookie for Dad & Emily. It was quite tasty! Butter sculpture! It wasn't finished...

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Hello all! I've been reading since the last time I posted. Almost exclusively. Also writing. And watching some tv! (The Mindy Project is back and better than ever!) Here are the few photos I took: Train time! I'm really good at getting to the railroad crossing at Brooks and Classen at the same time as trains! Fun! I almost had a heart attack last...

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Ahhh, college. The place where ample amounts of free food come together with rich girls in oversized t-shirt and religious zealots. When stirred together with copious amounts of humid, popcorn scented air, the effect is a bit nauseating! There's never a dull moment around here! This guy's banner was taller than he was. He was very visible...I didn't stop to listen to him....

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Earlier tonight President Obama spoke to the American people about the situation in Iraq and Syria and about how the United States is going to deal with it. A few weeks ago, I would've been confused and thought "Okay. That seems like a good plan." Now, after a scant four weeks of graduate education, I know far too much about the situation in...

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This week has been pretty nice since I only had one class! Fear not, loyal readers, this did not prevent me from having a boatload of reading concerning the Syrian conflict and spending almost all day Thursday in the library as well as a half day on Friday. I'm excited because I went to talk to a professor about a class and he...

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