sadeyed woman from the northlands tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2009:/clar0514/main//3338 2007-07-30T22:47:09Z Movable Type 4.25 dead blog- Stupid University tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2007:/clar0514/main//3338.84210 2007-07-30T22:44:36Z 2007-07-30T22:47:09Z since the University does not seem to care that drug peddlers and perv peddlers are overtaking the U blogs I have ended all two way communication to the blog. This University can deal with technology. I was even threatened with... Maureen Clark since the University does not seem to care that drug peddlers and perv peddlers are overtaking the U blogs I have ended all two way communication to the blog. This University can deal with technology. I was even threatened with missusing the system because I report every illegal trackback and comment. Well screw them!

]]> Local bar scene tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/clar0514/main//3338.49696 2006-07-31T03:45:43Z 2006-07-31T04:11:52Z So, I really don't fit in here tonight. Most nights the railstation is a wierd/strange/interesting mixture of people. Mnay of them locals and regulars. Tonight has brought out all the people who can no longer stand sweating in their houses/apartments.... Maureen Clark So, I really don't fit in here tonight. Most nights the railstation is a wierd/strange/interesting mixture of people. Mnay of them locals and regulars. Tonight has brought out all the people who can no longer stand sweating in their houses/apartments. Much like me, however, my little quite corner has been taken over by loud drunks. Now I realize that I am a loud drunk; but as Matt pointed out; these are drunk men. The kind of men I don't like. Or as Matt said "men". I think that they have stopped trying to get my attention. I do stand out being the only one at a bar typing away on a laptop; hey their the ones that installed wifi. At least I stopped working on my lecture and planning the labs for my TA's. Wow, now they are talking about strip clubs. One of them is here with his girl and her MOM!! I swear. The girlfriend (?) just complained that her man use to treat her like a stripper. Oh crap! There are so many other open tables why oh why did they have to sit next to me. No way! Drunk shaved bald biker is dancing to "ain't that a shame" (Don't know the artist). Thank god he stopped. Drunk 50 year old white man dancing to "seduce" his girl is making me rethink being here. Usually the crowd is a cool mix of bikers, locals, artists, roughnecks, bluecollar workers and youngins the retired; and many different races/ethnicities. Poor whites are winning tonight. As an ex (?) poor white I'm uncomfortable. I see that I'm not the only one noticing the 'table" next to me. Sly looks are being shot in the direction of the undoubtable loudest table. Oh wow. Now they are trying to figure out how they will get another round. I'm not kidding. They are talking so loud we could take up a collection for them. 20 bucks is money to burn. Ok, they just paid in change; I've been there, but making a loud joke to the waitress might be tacky. I have to stop with the racist jokes. OH HELL NO!!! The white dude just said something about hanging with the NEGROES! Buster had to leave after that comment. Didn't say anything just got up and left. Is it worse that their is a dark haired, dark skinned young man sitting at their table? The Negro comments seemed to be directed at him. I'd assume this young guy is Black. White dude thinks he's something cause he went to a school that has a High population of African-American students. White dude "was" a racist. Must end this..... no good can come of this entry. No good at all. Plus I'm bound to get caught. Oh crap. A drug deal is going down right in front of me. They think I can't hear or see them. I must really seem innocent to these people. Oh, now they are discussing going to another corner. Have I been caught? Or are they rightly paranoid? What are they selling? Things are getting crazy. Should I mention that this is the bar that had two windows smashed out because of bar fights? Now May be the time to play the blend in card. I think a laptop gives people the wrong impression. Or maybe the right impression. Either way I need a new impression. But, without the laptop these guys that are swarming are going to close in. I guess I'll pull out the textbook or maybe the newspaper. Later.

]]> Playing laura Ingles tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/clar0514/main//3338.49694 2006-07-31T03:21:13Z 2006-07-31T03:45:29Z First I'm a bad North Dakotan since i don't even know how to spell Laura Ingles.... But I've always hated Litte House on the Praire. Maybe, it's cause my mom always forced it on me or maybe it's because I... Maureen Clark First I'm a bad North Dakotan since i don't even know how to spell Laura Ingles.... But I've always hated Litte House on the Praire. Maybe, it's cause my mom always forced it on me or maybe it's because I knew what it was like to live on the praire and wanted to spend my time dreaming about getting out. Sadly I'm now back and hours away from the home of laura. sigh. Life is strange. But the rant about Ms. Ingles comes from the fact that a small leak in a copper pipe has left me mostly without water. If I need water I have to turn the main water valve on and then turn it back off so that Matt's office doesn't become a swamp. So I now have jugs and bottles of water around the house so that I don't have to make the trip to the basement quite as often. I could, of course, call a plumber; but Matt is the one who "fixed" the pipe in the first place. He's on tour right now with Ryan Adams and gets back the 5th or 6th; I'm not sure just yet. SO I'm waiting for him to come back and fix the mess. I tell people I'm lazy, but they point out that I run up and down the stairs for water. The truth is I'm cheap. Stubborn. And I don't like strangers. but you likely knew all that.

]]> In fact I'd rather spend the money on other, better things. If Matt can fix the pipe then I can be here (the local bar) drinking and having dinner. Which is a much better use of money. Especially today. The high was 102, and the low will be 84 (somewhere around 4 this morning it might be 84). Which wouldn't really matter except the airconditioners we have keep the house at a temperate 79-84. I've been sweating so long that my skin is staring to rot. So, I left the hot house to come to the nicely air conditioned bar; which has cider and since it is Sunday the bar is the only place to get alchohol. Ahhh.. Minnesota blue laws; how i love them.
So, In addition to not having water; I also have NO HOT WATER!! AT all. Once again this is probably a situation I could fix myself. I think it would just take lighting the pilot light; but what's the point if I have to do that every time I turn the water on? So far cold showers aren't that bad. Luckily you can't see my hair. Cold water doesn't seem to rinse the shampoo or conditioner out. I've thought about leaving a bucket of water out in the sun to rinse my hair. Hey, I am a North Dakota girl; I can rough it. Is heating water by the sun going too far? I'd boil it on the stove; but I've got animals to think about. At 84 and some ungodly humidity level I really don't need to add to the moisture in the air. (If you were at the wedding you know what kind of weather I'm talking about)

Well, our local bar is a great place to keep up on neighborhood news. It's really better than the local news; which tonight warned about blackouts and energy shortages here in Minneapolis. Sadly the warinings are coming true. The bar is staring to fill up because the power has gone out north of my house.

I've set up camp in my office. It has the only airconditioner that seems to work. I actually got some sleep last night. Wow, I'm really showing my roots. At this point I'd sleep outside if it was cooler.


Ahhhhh................I've finally cooled off. I've been here for 2 hours. I came in pouring sweat. I went through three napkins: gross.

]]> GOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLL! tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/clar0514/main//3338.47341 2006-06-09T19:24:10Z 2006-06-09T19:31:20Z http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/ Yes soccer fever has hit! Whoo. Some great games and some great Sociology! Between the racism and the Nationalism and the sports action ... I'm in heaven (wait my idea of heaven doesn't actually include racism or nationalism) O.k.... Maureen Clark http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/

Yes soccer fever has hit! Whoo. Some great games and some great Sociology! Between the racism and the Nationalism and the sports action ... I'm in heaven (wait my idea of heaven doesn't actually include racism or nationalism) O.k. so I'm just really excited. Today's first match was Germany v. Costa Rica which is exciting because they are two different styles of play. Rough Germany playlists vs Fast passing/running Costa Ricans. I'm tapping the end so don't tell me the score. I hope Costa Rica wins...but they were down 2-1 at the half agaist the odds favorite. Can't count anyone out yet. First round is a round robin which means the team with the highest score wins. Next round is single elimination. Enough of a footbal lesson today. Tommorrow will likely have more great insights into the wol of soccer/footbal

]]> Taking a break tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/clar0514/main//3338.46987 2006-06-01T20:21:51Z 2006-06-01T20:27:40Z So I haven't published anything in awhile and that might just be because school has ended and summer school has not started. It's been so nice to final have a break. Matt and I put in a vegetable garden. I've... Maureen Clark So I haven't published anything in awhile and that might just be because school has ended and summer school has not started. It's been so nice to final have a break. Matt and I put in a vegetable garden. I've been doing a lot of yard work. I've found that I really do love gardening. I've planted 6 new flower beds since school got out and my neighbor just gave me some of her asiatic irises. I know realize that I pulled out a whole section of them when moving the rose bush, but now I've got some more.
Matt and I have been biking a lot lately. I've found I enjoy it, but I can't quite keep up with matt. Yesterday we took out our picnicing backpack and biked down to minnehaha creek for a picnic. I thought I was going to pass out on the way back. Luckily Minneapolis is relatively flat so I can get anywhere I need by bike now. Of course the question is how long would it take me to get back from the grocery store? I won't be able to by frozen foods on bike for awhile yet.

]]> Gardening achievements tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/clar0514/main//3338.44987 2006-05-01T18:47:24Z 2006-05-01T18:49:56Z A gardener can never go wrong with rocks and metal! But I still think it looks interesting and it's about two more weeks until the next blooms come in (unless another crocus suddenly emerges....but I'm not holding my breath).... Maureen Clark A gardener can never go wrong with rocks and metal! But I still think it looks interesting and it's about two more weeks until the next blooms come in (unless another crocus suddenly emerges....but I'm not holding my breath).

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]]> Hell has not froze over tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/clar0514/main//3338.44975 2006-05-01T17:49:03Z 2006-05-01T17:55:00Z It's been raining for days when do we get spring? Well I finally turned in the last draft of my Prospectus. It is literally in my committee's hands right now. I think I feel sick. I should feel a sense... Maureen Clark It's been raining for days when do we get spring? Well I finally turned in the last draft of my Prospectus. It is literally in my committee's hands right now. I think I feel sick. I should feel a sense of accomplishment or at least relief, but I feel more nervous and anxious than I did before I turned in the damn paper. I'm still a little delirious from lack of sleep...but Grad school accomplishments do not give much satisfaction. My garden, however, is looking mighty fine. I'm feeling rather proud of the yard and garden. I'll likely post some pictures to "show-off".

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]]> Bush supports Tribal Sovereignty tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/clar0514/main//3338.44652 2006-04-29T17:07:56Z 2006-05-02T16:34:44Z Check out this clip. I can't believe I'm saying this, but Bush got something half right! Now can we get this statement in writing? http://www.bravotv.comm/Viral_Videos/Videos/ep1_bush_sovereign.shtml... Maureen Clark Check out this clip. I can't believe I'm saying this, but Bush got something half right! Now can we get this statement in writing?
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]]> How to talk to a grad student tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/clar0514/main//3338.44478 2006-04-27T16:39:11Z 2006-05-02T16:38:35Z I love this strip.... Maureen Clark I love this strip.


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]]> My new hair cut tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/clar0514/main//3338.44465 2006-04-27T15:32:35Z 2006-04-27T15:51:41Z Here is a picture that shows my new hair cut. I'm pinning the corsage on my brother just before the wedding ceremony. I donated my hair to locks of love. They make wigs for children with cancer. http://www.locksoflove.org/... Maureen Clark Here is a picture that shows my new hair cut. I'm pinning the corsage on my brother just before the wedding ceremony.
I donated my hair to locks of love. They make wigs for children with cancer.

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]]> I've gotten my hair cut again since this picture, though it is still quite similiar. I love the new cut. It's very wash and wear (though I'm still washing the back of my neck). I think I now look like I always believed I looked. Does that even make sence?

]]> Rigby outside tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/clar0514/main//3338.44251 2006-04-25T15:50:46Z 2006-04-25T15:59:25Z Rigby would live outside if we let him. But he'd drive us all crazy with his barking. He barks at anything that moves...except his favorite pigeons.... Maureen Clark Rigby would live outside if we let him. But he'd drive us all crazy with his barking. He barks at anything that moves...except his favorite pigeons.

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]]> Jude Devil tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/clar0514/main//3338.44250 2006-04-25T15:47:56Z 2006-04-25T15:58:18Z This is our dog Jude. The horns are appropriate, she isn't always the best behaved dog. But I love her. I mean look at that face!... Maureen Clark This is our dog Jude. The horns are appropriate, she isn't always the best behaved dog. But I love her. I mean look at that face!

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]]> Kitty Kong tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/clar0514/main//3338.44249 2006-04-25T15:45:32Z 2006-04-25T15:58:47Z This is our cat Azalea. She's the best. She thinks she's part dog/human. She rules the house with an iron paw....and super fast speed.... Maureen Clark This is our cat Azalea. She's the best. She thinks she's part dog/human. She rules the house with an iron paw....and super fast speed.

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]]> Matt and Maureen at the Ocean tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/clar0514/main//3338.44152 2006-04-24T19:16:13Z 2006-04-25T15:59:59Z Matt and I at my brothers wedding. if you look closely you will see that I am lobster red. I may someday learn the sun is not my friend.... Maureen Clark Matt and I at my brothers wedding. if you look closely you will see that I am lobster red. I may someday learn the sun is not my friend.

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]]> My favortite new T-Shirt tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2006:/clar0514/main//3338.44148 2006-04-24T19:00:13Z 2006-04-27T15:54:36Z Maureen Clark tim.jpg

]]> So some people get my sence of humor and others don't. I find this quote quite hilarious, but apparently some find it offensive. I have it underlined in my Baptist bible so there.

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