I am working to complete my M.A. in physical anthropology at the University of Alabama. I graduated from UA back in May of 2004, spent a semester at CSU, and then returned to Tuscaloosa to complete my M.A. I have finished work in the osteology lab collecting data for my thesis, a project regarding the use of dental enamel hypoplasia to identify episodes of metabolic insult and then compare the prehistoric environments and population health of archaic individuals at 1CT27, 1Lu25, 1Lu61, and 1Lu67 to the Mississippian individuals of 1Lu92. I've finsihed my first final draft, and now I'm just waiting for my committee to set me loose!
In my free time, I enjoy: friends, family, my two dogs, home improvement projects, gardening, MUSIC, movies, coed sports, taking walks, forensic anthropology, theorizing about human behavior (both academically and anecdotally), art, roller coasters, county fairs, the zoo, aquariums, good reads, relaxation, amateur photography, food, kitchen gadgets, webcomics, silly celebrity gossip, Nintendo Wii, cuteoverload.com, costume jewlery, cute but comfortable shoes...
People who are fun, but can still carry on an intelligent conversation. I am intrigued by those with strong convictions as well as the ability to articulate why it is they keep those beliefs. We don't have to agree if we can understand why we disagree. ;)
Animation Show - Dancing Animals In Love
Don't get me started...
A list of songs whose title or lyrics include the word "summer," or whose lyrics invoke the feelings of said word...
The list of movies I should see is a lot longer than the list of those I have seen. My movie watching habits do little to define me, as I enjoy films from pretty much every genre and time period. I suppose it all depends on how you define "enjoy." I mean, I can't really enjoy 'Little Shop of Horrors,' 'Wayne's World,' 'Singing in the Rain,' and 'Pulp Fiction' all in the same way, right? And that's not even a representative sample...
I have recently taken a liking to watching Wheel of Fortune... I think I might be getting old? Otherwise, I let the tivo track down all of the mindless garbage I watch so that I can live by my schedule and not the TV's.
I think it's time that I admit that I enjoyed Crime and Punishment.
♥ Patrick - my husband and my best friend; Mom and Dad; Ricky and Chila; my wonderful, giant family; all of my wonderful, caring friends. ♥