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Wow, it's been a while since I've posted here. Lately I've been really into Facebook, so if you want to check on my almost daily activities, feel free to look there. Most of my family is on there too, which is why I got into it. It's like going from zero to TMI in just a few minutes. Otherwise, I just finished my last class for the doctorate on December 14th. Next is the comprehensive exam, which entails 3 questions, 50 pages of writing, and a lot of time. I'll be taking a month off starting in mid-January to to that. Once I pass (thinking positively), I'll be able to proceed to the dissertation phase, which I'm hoping doesn't take more than a year. I have to keep paying tuition on this monthly, you know. $$$! Meanwhile, I'm off from school, and have one more day of work before I can enjoy the holidays. So now time is spent on xmas cards, shopping, and general catching up. I hope to head to Cincy for a few days to see some old friends, but that is totally weather-dependent; it took the bf five days to leave SD due to the bad weather in other parts of the US. And it is supposed to rain here next week. Oh joy. Wild Animal Park Festival of Lights, December 2008