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Friday, March 07, 2003 :::
History Students Gone Wild: Spring Break Approaches
Last night I finished typing nine pages on a mid-term exam for Constitutional History and handed in a short paper for my Preservation class. Spring break officialy starts for me at 12:10. The first thing I will probably do is go to work.
The Lady I Can't Think of a Nickname For is coming into town this afternoon. Tomorrow we will probably head east and go to Bath, North Carolina and other places around there.
Last week I had a book review published in the North Carolina Historical Review. About 30 seconds after it came out I got an email from my advisor saying he enjoyed reading the review and then he pointed out a mistake in it. It was a pretty careless mistake on my part. The book is The Southern Dream of a Caribbean Empire, 1854-1861 by Robert May, and I heartily recommend it.
This weekend is the gala celebration for the centennial of the NC Office of Archives and History. The book I did photo research for last summer will debut this weekend too. Reserve your copies now.
UVA Debutant Girl got an interview at Monticello. I applied for the same job and don't hear my damn phone ringing. She told me about a similiar job working on the Papers of James Madison. I checked the job posting last night and the application deadline was February 28th. Grrr. I'm still practicing saying "Hello, Wake County Library, can I help you? Sure I'll waive those fines, I don't want any trouble."
Quote of the Day:
Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are Seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country. Every change of season, every change of weather, indeed, every hour of the day, produces some change in the magical hues and shapes of these mountains, and they are regarded by all the good wives, far and near, as perfect barometers.
--- Washington Irving, Rip Van Winkle, 1819
::: posted by tom at 9:55 AM
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