I am still alive! Who’d have thunk, eh?

I would like to once again point out that no, I didn’t design this. I have a design, but I haven’t applied it yet.

I have a place to live! I am currently living in a house in Bjärred, outside of Lund. There are six of (OK, I scared Mr. German Dude, but at least he got the point when I told him not to open the window. It’s freezing!) us living here, three swedes and three Germans. It’s alright, 20 minutes by bus from Lund, nice house, all that. Internet just started working. But I am about *this* close to getting a corridor room in Lund, and I might take it. The move will be awkward, but it’d be closer and I’d save a few hundred bucks by the end of the year. We’ll see.

Today is Joker Day! It’s the special day! It’s the annalucas day! Today, three years ago, Lucas and I got together (kind of.) Today, two years ago we got engaged. Which, yes, is a little soon. But this -being far away from each other for a prolonged amount of time- is why.

… which leads me to: I am coming back. In a year. When I’ve finished my year here, I will work through the summer and go back to the US in the fall. And Lucas and Anna will get married and live happily ever after, or at least after having acquired a cat. No one’s life is complete without a cat.

I am writing a paper. It’s the equiv of a Master’s thesis (yes, already. But it’s not due until February)… I already said this, didn’t I? Sucks to be me. Anyway, today was the first day of the Higher Seminar in Applied Philosophy, which is mainly for PhD students and profs, but where Master’s student are somewhat expected to participate. I was nervous, but it was as expected. A bunch of guys (literally. There were 15 of us, and I was the only female) discussing and nitpicking semi-interesting things. Today’s paper was on meta-ethics, so I was moderately amused. Next week, however, is on speciesism. Mmm, interesting.

It is hard to get used to the not-Erinness of Lund. I am used to gender and philosophy being closely connected, and here, it’s… not. I still haven’t been at the centre for gender studies, but it’s generally looked down on a little by the guys up at Kungshuset (the philosophy building. Or so it seems anyway. It’s a little… “Fem… what? postmodern French people, eh? Lit is over there, begone!” over it. I miss Erin. I ought to email her. I ought to email a lot of people now that I can.

But the HBT group has a thing I am going to tomorrow! Yay!

It’s late. There is another book on pragmatism waiting for me in my room. I ought to get to bed,