Stuff n' Things

hello muffins, how's it going? i have a few new tidbits for you today, and other than that, i'm just laying low and trying to spend $0 in the next 2 weeks before my vacation starts (Cheryl, this does not apply to you-- i'd love to see you before i leave again!).

so, without further ado, here are the tidbits:

my really awesome grad student friend, Wendy, went by my cottage and snapped some pictures! (i srsly owe her a HUGe dinner). this is what she had to say:

i just drove by your cottage. i'm not completely sure what i think, but i had my camera with me, so i snapped some pictures. it is behind a motel, but you follow down the road until it becomes more of an unpaved path, and there are a few houses back there. some are pretty nice. yours is the most overgrown/rundown. i didn't look inside or anything, but i would think it's potentially cute but also potentially really rundown. i could see a couple of ripped screens and the people in there now have taped up newspaper for their curtains. don't know what that's about. part of me thinks it would be really fun to live there, and part of me thinks it looks a little serial killer-ish because it really is in the woods. if it were a 2-bedroom and you had a roommate, i would definitely think it would be cool, but living alone there might spook me out.
so that's my impression. i'm sure it would be a fine place to live, and it's a good location -- i don't want to sound too negative.

the later she said this:

Hey i passed by today, but the door was open so i didn't look inside or anything. to answer your questions, the area isn't sketchy at all. i mean, the other houses are all nice and have nice cars, and today there was an old man outside working on a fence. it's just dark because it's in the woods, like the name says. i think you'd need a flashlight if you were going to walk back there at night.
the motel isn't sketchy either -- williamsburg is largely motels. it looks like some families live there full time from the toys outside, but that's not uncommon since, as you've noticed, williamsburg has crappy housing options.
looking at it again today, i thought it was less weird - maybe i knew what to expect. i wonder if the landlady comes by the weekends. if i pass by during th eweek and the door is closed i'll look inside.

* so what is your opinion, my loyal blog readers? go for it? i'm actually pretty effing psyched despite the fact that i am a TOTAL scardey cat and would prob. be freaked out at some point living in a cottage alone in the woods. but whatevs. opinions? advice? anyone?

I have also been looking at the school newspaper (The Flat Hat) and reading the comics to get a feel for the campus-- it looks like it's a LOT like Skidmore (the town's not super friendly with the students, the bigwigs/school board is NOT in tune with the students's opinions, etc.). here is what to expect for fall weather, i suppose?

you know, i said i had tidbits to share, but i really can't think of anything else of substance. im just getting excited for my Carolinas vacation that's coming up-- oh, i did remember something: Does anyone have any tips for travelling with a dog? Mom and i are taking Baxter with us (75 lb english springer spaniel, well behaved but excitable) on our road trip and i was wondering if anyone had any similar experiences, advice, links to helpful websites, whatever to share. we are staying in Comfort Inns along the way (they allow dogs, although we didnt specify how big Bax is) so that's good. any advice will be GREATly appreciated!! xox everyone, till next time...