So, on what was a lovely day in minneapolis outside (getting into the 40's regularly now!) all i have done thus far is homework, of which i have done a large amount of tedious Major Project stuff- but im still not satisfied w/my day's accomplishments. maybe ill go for a moonlit walk w/nate or something; i mean, it WAS a full moon last night! At least the werewolves and other horrendous creatures stirred by the peak lunar movements have safely gone back to their dwellings. tonight would be a nice, safe night to go. hmm..
i havent completely decided whether im going this summer to france or not. i think the biggest factor is my hand; ive got to ask the director about what she thinks and how rigorous the activities and student assignments are. perhaps i can help in other activities which dont involve wheelbarrows, like last summer. also, more interesting info i have found out is that there are about 4-5 international students and approx. 20-25 university of Poitiers, France students w/some english also on the dig. good thing i took so much french, have kept it up moderately, and have latin in my reperatoire as well. all the language skill is certainly going to be of use, and make things much more fun because ill be able to interact socially so much more. plus, my roomie Emily speaks nearly fluent French because her mother is native Belgian and brought Em up on French and Dutch. SO- i can have as much help til then as i like. plus she mumbles french to herself all the time, which is quite amusing..., and i get reminded of forgotten words. sometimes ill be in the shower thinking about how a conversation would go in french, and mumbling to myself trying to talk it out, playing (of course) both sides of the dialogue. yes, it may seem strange, but it's more practice than no attempts at all. haha...
i thought it would be awesome to go to a different chruch service this year for Easter, but it depends. nate and i are still not sure if we're doin the annual Mankato migration tomorrow (depends on a project nate has due on Monday morning), so we'll see. i thought maybe the St Paul Cathedral would be awesome, despite the close quarters on EAster morning when the flooding of Catholics (and some others) who have forgotten the rest of the year's services, save xmas, come pouring in, much like everywhere else. so it wont really matter which chruch we go to- we'll be rubbing shoulders with the likes of em no matter what. i have never been to a service at St paul's, so we'll see. my dad suggested St. Agnes' church in Frogtown, where [Great-]Gramma Kathryn used to go when she was in town. They had Latin services, and if they still do- that would be AWESOME. i'll bet i'd understand half of it, despite the corruption of pronunciation by the Church. it's awesome that a modern church would preserve that tradition, esp for ppl like me, even though the idea that what was being said wasnt always understood by the average Joe/Jane. eh well- that's what progressive religion should do, right? adapt teaching methodology.
oh yeah, i'm not technically Catholic, (brought up Lutheran as many of you know), but i was told once by a Catholic family member that it was ok because i was at least baptized Catholic. pick pick pick. make of it as you will.
i suppose that's enough controversial and touchy topics for today.
the point is that Easter is tomorrow and i should celebrate too. having grown up on Catholic Easter mass, you could say that ive grown fond of it and miss it. i love all the formality, traditional'ness, loud and lovely music from above/behind, etc etc. i think i was actually sad the year i was stuck in a hotel bathroom w/my auntie Pat sick and puking, and missing the service. eeew, i know- sorry.
well, a week from Wednesday i'll find out whether the doc suggests surgery for my hand. i had a cortizone shot about a month ago, to start, and then have to follow up about that. it worked brilliantly for about 1.5 weeks, then back to square one. because it's a steroid, i cant take it forever or very frequently, thus im expecting an affirmative on the surgery- which im not very happy about. BUT, it could be worse, right? it's just going to be stressful in my decision about the dig in mid-june and fitting the surgery in b4 then and amid my last couple months of finishing school. so, hmm- guess we'll just take this one step at a time.
my foot that i sprained is healing nicely, and i have started walking normally on it, finally. it's still tender and gets tired more easily, but that's better than not walking on it at all!! so cheers to that.
well, it's been a wonderful study break, and i should probably get back to work. that's all the real news i have for now. i always love hearing from ppl via email, even if it's just one line (e.g. Scott!!! :)
take care
cheers
