The race begins!

I have now officially registered for my last classes for the Master's degree. My advisor talked me out of doing a thesis and going for a teaching project instead. He seems to think it will be much easier to do and will take me just one semester. As a rule of thumb, most students haven't been able to get a thesis done in one semester. I'm nervous and excited to be so close to completion! I'm tossing around ideas of using Stephenie Meyer's Twilight and Bram Stoker's Dracula, if I can get a good, manageable topic formed.

Otherwise, I'm THISCLOSE to being finished with my Christmas shopping. Sadly, there isn't as much to go around this year, but I am pretty sure most of us are feeling the pinch. I'll be glad to have everybody safe, healthy, and under one roof. It has been a rough year.