Archive for the ‘Life’ Category
Vacation!
Posted by: llofte on: June 23, 2009
So this is just a quick post to share the video I made of our vacation and share a Flickr link to photos from the lake trip. Our vacation was at Lake Oroville in California.
We had a lot of fun! My sister and her boyfriend were able to show up a few days into the [...]
School, Blogs, Pies, and Travel
Posted by: llofte on: June 1, 2009
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So it has once again been too long since my last blog post. This past month has been pretty busy. So the 2 of you who read my blog, I’m sorry :/
I am now pretty much finished with the school year. I have a few more labs to grade and a “final” to attend at [...]
I’ve Been Thinking…
Posted by: llofte on: April 13, 2009
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…that I don’t what to get my PhD.
When I first decided that I wanted to major in mathematics, the goal was to get a master’s degree and teach at the junior college level. I did very well as an undergrad and received a lot of encouragement from professors to shoot for the PhD. I was [...]
My First Blizzard
Posted by: llofte on: March 29, 2009
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On Thursday, Denver (and most of Colorado) was hit with a Blizzard. All the schools shut down, so I also had my first snow day
My husband was supposed to teach a class at 8a and didn’t realize school was canceled. He found it odd that the building was locked, but just let himself [...]
My Spring Break
Posted by: llofte on: March 22, 2009
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I had some good ol’ wholesome fun for Spring Break this year. My family and a friend came to visit from Fri-Mon and we hung out in downtown Denver, went snowboarding, and chilled at my apartment. Wed-Fri, my husband and I visited a friend in Kansas City, the first time either of us have visited [...]
Please Don’t Say That About My Dog
Posted by: llofte on: February 8, 2009
- In: Life| Pets/Animals
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There a some things that people say regarding Epsilon, my Yorkshire terrier, that really piss me off. Here’s the top 3…
Look at the little rat! – Excuse me, no! He is not a rat! Just because he’s only 3 pounds doesn’t mean he’s not a dog. If you got to know him you’d realize he [...]
A Bad Week
Posted by: llofte on: February 5, 2009
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Disclaimer: This is a bit of a rant and not very interesting… continue reading at your own risk.
I generally have a happy, good life. But these past few days have been torture for me . I have had some good times too, but over all… bad. I’m sad and bored as I type this.
I procrastinated [...]
My Dog Poops Diamonds
Posted by: llofte on: January 19, 2009
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So I recently got my wedding/engagement rings repaired and buffed. They’re super pretty and my diamond looks extra big now! Yay! Anyway, having been thinking about my ring lately, I remembered an event that happened a little over a year ago and thought it would make a wonderful blog post.
My husband and I lived in [...]
Goals for 2009
Posted by: llofte on: January 6, 2009
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Yes, we’re already 6 days into the new year and I’m barely blogging about my goals for the year. But hey, I’ve been busy driving halfway across the country and starting school
First I wanna look back at 2008… great year! I went to the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Diego. I graduated [...]
Yay for Christmas
Posted by: llofte on: December 26, 2008
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It’s Christmas Eve!
My husband and I started our Christmas shopping on Monday and finished on Tuesday. This was actually early for us. We have “traditionally” done all our shopping on Christmas Eve, but because of transportation issues, we did our shopping on Monday and Tuesday.
Today was an interesting day: I woke up a little after [...]
