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Anna

Do not meadle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.

About Me


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Mere words are insufficient to describe me. That said, one time I looked around a thesaurus for good words for me and got a nice list. At long last, I have found the list, and it says: self-disciplined, nonconformist, thorough, logical, chocoholic, dance-lover, colorful, lively, independent, principled, resourceful, and curious.As to what I'm doing now... I'm starting my third year grad student at the University of Cincinnati. I'm busy working on my research project to determine the biomechanical properties of the female pelvic floor as well as taking classes and TAing. I don't have the time for myspace that I used to, so don't expect many blogs.

My Interests

Social dancing, the UC anime club, Judaism, chocolate, reading (esp fantasy), watching movies (esp scifi/fantasy), and shopping (esp at thrift stores). I also enjoy sleeping and dreaming very much.

I'd like to meet:

Yoda. He's the best.

Music:

I like many types of music and don't have any one favorite.My favorite musical is Phantom of the Opera. Also high on my list are most everything else by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Into the Woods, Hair, Les Miz, and the Buffy musical episode.My favorite artists include John Williams, Stan Rogers, Simon and Garfunkel, Enya, Clannad, Loreena McKennitt, Adiemus, Chumbawamba, Meatloaf, Duran Duran, Madonna, Radiohead, and The Who.

Movies:

No way I can list all my favorite movies as I probably won't even remember all of them. The ones that I can think of on the spot are Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Serenity, Labyrinth, Moulin Rouge, The Matrix, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Once Upon a Time in the West, Run Lola Run, Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Benny and Joon, Hair, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Schindler's List.

Television:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the best television series I've ever seen. I also have enjoyed Angel and Firefly. Go Josh Whedon! As for now, I don't watch anything devotedly, but I enjoy The Daily Show and The Colbert Report online.

Books:

Selected favorites include Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series, George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire, Terry Pratcett's Discworld series, Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, Anne Mccaffrey's Pern series, and everything by Patricia Wrede and Patricia McKillip even the books that aren't a part of any series. I almost forgot, Philip K. Dick's BladeRunner, Frank Herbert's Dune Oscar Wilde's Portrait of Dorian Gray, Walter M. Miller Jr.'s A Canticle for Leibowitz, and Alice Walker's "The Color Purple" (finally, something that is neither scifi nor fantasy). I'm really enjoying the Gearge R.R. Martin book I'm reading right now.

Heroes:

The non-fictional ones are Wu Zi-Tian, Empress Anna of Russia, Stephen Hawking, Louis Brandeis, and Hannah Senesh. The fictional ones are Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Jean Grey (Marvel Girl), and of course Yoda. To read about who they are and why I admire them, check out www.annathegreatest.com/heroes.htm

My Blog

Mexico!

Caelyn and I just came back from our late honeymoon. We went to the Riviera Maya, which is just south of Cancun. It was a great place to go. It was warm and sunny with white sand beaches and not as...
Posted by Anna on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:18:00 PST

Class options/Sick of spam

I'm still deciding on my schedule for this quarter. Like I mentioned in my last blog, I don't have to take any classes this Winter and could choose to just keep busy with my research and working as a...
Posted by Anna on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:23:00 PST

Light quarter

I'm used to taking a bunch of classes at once and trying to find time for my research when I can. So, my schedule this quarter will take some getting used to. I'm almost done with my course requirem...
Posted by Anna on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:19:00 PST

Married at last

When we got engaged in March 2006, Caelyn and I thought that we might tie the knot before moving in summer '06. Well, that didn't happen so fast, but we finally had the wedding the Saturday after Tha...
Posted by Anna on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:34:00 PST

what I did on my summer vacation/ kitties!

Caelyn and I just got back from vacation yesterday very early morning. It was supposed to be a nice relaxing trip to see the family and friends in Iowa, yet somehow I ended up sleep deprived, and I'm...
Posted by Anna on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:37:00 PST

long over due for a blog

I haven't been on myspace as much as I used to. Besides being busy with school, I'm spending more of my online time on facebook and the Tar Valon forums. I now have 119 friends on facebook, nearly a...
Posted by Anna on Sun, 13 May 2007 04:04:00 PST

Chocolate

My name is Anna and I'm a chocoholic.I I just had a couple of whoppers. Ummm...so good.Anyway, Caelyn noticed that whenever we go grocery shopping, I end up with chocolate. So, he got me to agree to s...
Posted by Anna on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:17:00 PST

my wallet's back

If you couldn't read my last post (sorry, but I thought it was better private), among other things, I mentioned that my wallet went missing on Monday.I am happy to say that it had been turned into the...
Posted by Anna on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:40:00 PST

Whew

I was pretty nervous when I woke up today, because it would be the first time I've taught a college class.  I'm a TA for a class, but in this department, TAs only grade and sometimes have office ...
Posted by Anna on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 09:32:00 PST

this quarter

Sorry for the long lack of any updates whatsoever. What can I say? I'm always busy, and when I'm not, I'm busy reading your blogs and bulletins and don't have time to write one myself.Anyway, I'll t...
Posted by Anna on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 03:37:00 PST