Time for a Garage Sale

Yes, it is decided. I have the ability put a magic curse on all electronics, without even knowing about these obvious witchery abilities. So, you knew about my computer. Well, it is (knock on wood)...better. So far. Yesterday, my printer started printing everything green, even though there are brand new ink cartridges inside. But today, it is okay. My DVD player has decided only to work when it wants to, which works out fine for the DVD player, but not fine for me. This is because I really only choose to watch a movie about once a week, which is just seldom enough that I forget that it doesn't always work. And, of course, I cannot forget my long and painful struggle with cameras - both digital and film. I don't even want to talk about it. And finally, last night my headlight on my bike died. Yes, I would count that as an electronic. Poor me...I had to bike home in the pitch blackness of the night! Thank God I made it home safely. One activity of today was to make sure I got some new batteries for my headlight. Nice.

Our group had a meeting today regarding the Fulbright-Hays grant we are applying for. I walked away from that meeting being both impressed with and thankful for the amazing writing abilities within our group. Everyone brings to the table very unique and articulate writing styles, and they are definitely doing a great thing for our grant. We definitely feel good about what we have so far. It is well-written, strong, and truthful. Halfway through the meeting, it kind of hit us all that we may actually be going to Ethiopia. Wow. Well, we won't get our hopes up too high quite yet, as we have a lot of work still to do within the next two weeks. But the ball is rolling along smoothly.

Tomorrow, we are headed to the "World's Largest Garage Sale" - literally! The University of Montana is host to this amazing display of vendors upon vendors, who rent spots in the UM parking garage and sell their junk, which is always another person's treasure! I am hoping to find some good treasures at affordable prices....I am not quite sure what in particular I am looking for. Perhaps I am not really looking for anything, but rather just want the experience. But then again, if I stumble upon something I can't pass up, we only live once, right?

Have a great weekend. Ciao.