September 9, 2011

Today I am...

Wearing: Black and white tunic, with black capris and silver heeled sandals

Reading: Ennius' Annales; "Why Were the Vestals Virgins?"

Thinking: Whether I want to go out tonight or stay in

Cooking: Steak Sanwiches (Variation on PW's Marlboro Man Sandwiches)

Wishing: For an expanded fall wardrobe.

Needing: A hair dryer. Mine is nowhere to be found.

Wanting: Some girl friends.

Dreading: Two hours of glossary writing.

Today's Theme Song: "You're the Inspiration" by Chicago. I need some inspiration today.

Quote of the Day: "And at once she blushed like milk and crimson mingled." --Ennius' Annales, fragment 352. Isn't that just a lovely description??

September 8, 2011

Today I am...

Wearing: A teal, beige, white, and black patterned tunic, with black pants and ballet flats.

Reading: Lines 342 to 380 of Book VI of the Iliad; "Technology," Helmuth Schneider, The Cambridge Economic History of the Greco-Roman World; "Why Were the Vestals Virgins? Or the Chastity of Women and the Safety of the Roman State," Holt N. Parker, The American Journal of Philology; Ennius' Annales fragments

Thinking: That I need to decorate my corner of the office.

Cooking: Buttermilk Fried Chicken Tenders (recipe), with green beans.

Wishing: For a nap this afternoon.

Needing: An extra $300 to pay for the inspection on the car so we can get a GA title and tags.

Wanting: A hair cut.

Dreading: Cleaning the oven.

Today's Theme Song: "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" (No idea why, but it's been in my head all morning)

Quote of the Day: "Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved." Psalm 55:22