January 7: Toothcase

Yesterday I went to my dentist (LOVE him) for a cleaning and x-rays.  No cavities! Additionally, they also gave me this handy tote for my toothbrush, toothpaste, and floss.  Yes, it's pink and sparkly.  It also has a handy pocket to put your next appointment card.  Anyway, today I got to use it!

I'm strange. I love brushing my teeth.  I love flossing.  I also love coffee.  So in order to keep the stain on my teeth to a minimum I am going to try and brush after I drink coffee.  Thus, this handy tote will travel with me in my purse or bag.  :)  They say that those with good oral hygiene are healthier overall.  It's probably because those of us who are crazy about this are also crazy about other things in our life too…like not eating partially hydrogenated oils.  Yep, guilty.

Also, the hygienist used a new form of fluoride this time, a varnish.  This crazy stuff is suppose to be really good and strengthen your teeth from the outside, however, it also stayed on my teeth a crazy long time.  I brushed for four minutes last night and again this morning to try and get all the stuff off.  Definitely felt like I had sweaters on my teeth.  Ewww.

January 6: Applied for Graduation

This is the first of many, many, forms and such I have to fill out in order to graduate in Spring.  Ohh, and I have to finish and defend my dissertation.  No big deal.

January 5: Free Starbucks

Spent most of today working at Starbucks.  I am much more productive when I have few distractions.  Also, it helps when you get a free drink (let's not talk about how much coffee you have to drink in order to get a free reward ;).

January 4: Young Adult Literature

I LOVE reading.  I read all the time, and lots of stuff.  Blogs, articles, books, you name it.  Although I did some productive (i.e., work & school) things, I spent many hours reading this new book, Legend.  Actually, I finished it in the wee hours of the morning.  It was a recommendation because I liked the Divergent series.  I got sucked into the novel and started (and finished) it today.  It's part of a trilogy…which could be dangerous, only, I don't own the second one yet (phew).  If only I was getting my PhD in young adult literature.

January 3: Brrr

This morning on the way to work, I was freezing.  In part because I wasn't adequately dressed (maybe that had a lot to do with it).  The temps for the upcoming days are suppose to be colder.  Time to pull out the peacoat!

January 2: iSL Spring Orientation

Today was a long, tired, but good day.  We had our international spring orientation.  This orientation is much smaller than the fall week long orientation, yet still an important way to welcome our new international students.  I crashed when I got home.  Jet lag, and a day of running around will do that to a person.

January 1: New Year, New Toy

For Christmas my dad got me a new lens for my camera.  Unfortunately, the Best Buy in Oregon didn't have it in stock (even though it looked like they did).  Moreover, there weren't any Best Buy's close that had it.  Instead, I had to pick it up in the Athens store when I got home.  This wouldn't have been a big deal other than 1. I wanted to play with it while in OR and 2. my dad then had to pay tax.

So even after an extremely long travel day back to Athens, I went to the store and picked up my new lens! AND, I played around with it a bit.  I'm going to enjoy this lens.  More pictures to come later (I'm sure of it).