Okay, the word for today is hemidemisemiquaver. I found it on Merriam-Webster's word of the day and Jen was pretty excited about learning a new musical term. Lots of websites offer a "word-of-the-day," but Merriam Webster provides more challenging words.
Today I'm anxiously waiting by the computer for two reasons: first, my mentor professor wants to meet today but he's hard to tie down to a time, and I think he'll probably just email me a half hour before his preferred meeting time; and second, I received an email from a potential buyer who needs a book asap, so I said I could overnight it if the order came in this morning. Now I have to wait and see if it comes in. I sell books on Amazon.com, or at least I did. My supply is dwindling since we left Nebraska and I've not replaced them. While attending the UNL I took advantage of the university press' semi-annual book sales. They sold their overstock and damaged books for pennies (well, $2.00 for a softbound; $4.00 for hardbound). I would buy up all the books I could find that were in excellent condition and that I thought would sell for a profit, and then I'd post them online. I generally undercut everybody else's price, except for a few books that were only selling for a dollar or two. I viewed those as bad investments and just gave those books away. Anyhow, enough about my book sales!
We just moved into a new home, and we don't actually close on the property until June 13, but we're already living in the home as part of a pre-occupancy agreement. We've been doing lots of yard work and cleaning up the insides a bit. We changed all the light fixtures and door nobs, fixed and expanded the sprinkler system, pulled weeds, planted grass seed (it was just dirt and weeds), and planted a little garden. We started the garden a little late to see anything grow, but it is a good experience. The peppers all seem to do well--they love the Arizona sun and can grow almost year-round. The tomato is struggling, and two of the watermelon plants already died. The third watermelon plant is just coming to life, but we have low expectations for this season. I think we're going to plant some snow peas in the back soon. They grow fast and it is not too late to plant them and expect results.
Well, Jen is making breakfast and I have some reading to do (I've got a growing list of books to complete this summer). Thanks for reading, and we'll post more soon.
