Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Feb 10, 2012, 2:49 pm
There is something I want to share with you, because I feel like sharing will make it more possible. I decided this year that I would dedicate myself to improving my inner peace. I feel like it’s important to work not only on my physical health, but on my psychological health as well. It really hi...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Feb 7, 2012, 10:16 am
Today is Charles Dickens’ birthday, he would have been 200 years old today! In celebration of Dickens’ birthday, Google posted this awesome logo. This is my absolute favorite Google logo, ever. Dickens is unique because I think everyone has a favorite Dickens work, even if they’ve never read ...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Feb 6, 2012, 9:50 pm
Okay, hold on, I’m about to rant a little bit. I had another topic in mind, but this one cropped up today, so the other topic will have to wait until tomorrow.  Anyway, while at Wal-Mart with Matt this evening, getting a cold pack and some aspirin, I decided to get some exercise pants. Since I s...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Feb 5, 2012, 5:01 pm
It’s Superbowl Sunday and though I’m generally ecstatic about the event, this year I’m feeling pretty “meh” about it–I don’t really like either team. I’m  thinking, though, that my “meh” is about more than the mediocrity of the football game. I have a really long week ahead of...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Feb 1, 2012, 8:25 pm
As you can probably see, I’ve made yet another change to my theme. It’s been a while since I changed it last (well, okay, not that long) but I wasn’t 100% happy with the other theme. I liked it alot, but the colors started to make me twitchy. I decided I needed something a) more professional...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Jan 29, 2012, 5:30 pm
I asked Matt, tonight, what he wanted to do for Valentine’s Day. It’s always a little sentimental to ask him, around this time of January, about Valentine’s Day because it calls to mind how we got married. Namely, after we decided we wanted to get married and when, we both put it out of mind u...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Jan 28, 2012, 8:42 pm
Its been a really long time since I’ve posed a recipe. Probably because it’s been a long time since I’ve made anything I felt was absolutely remarkable. Tonight’s dinner was just that, remarkable, so I’m going to share the recipe with you. If you enjoy cooking, and like apples, I really ...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Jan 24, 2012, 10:46 am
I have a meeting this morning, at 10:30 a.m., the first internship meeting of the new semester. I’m a little bit excited, a little bit nervous, but mostly I’m curious how this semester’s going to go. You see, last semester we had a different internship coordinator. The university I attend has ...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Jan 23, 2012, 3:48 pm
I’m just going to start things by saying, right out, that no one paid me to make this endorsement. Fitbit didn’t contact me and I never received anything for free, I just really like the product and wanted to share this neat little gadget with you. Okay, that said, I am unabashedly in love with ...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Oct 25, 2011, 11:49 am
Matt and I rather got into a tiff recently regarding the fertility of the new Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton (or Mountbatten-Windsor, if you want to be technical about it). Seems a strange topic for us, I know, especially considering that we’re not English, but all of the tabloids here in th...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Oct 24, 2011, 1:25 pm
You know, I’ve found that the longer I go without blogging, the more anxious I feel about it, which leads me to serious blog avoidance. Hence, no posts this month so far, unless you count the first and it occurred to me when I was typing that that particular problem pertains to everything in my li...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Oct 2, 2011, 11:23 am
I’m a terrible housekeeper. I figured that little admission might come in handy, considering I’m about to complain about my messy house… no, not messy, downright dirty. And you know, like everyone else I hate living in a dirty house. I just can’t understand how it keeps getting like this. I...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Sep 27, 2011, 10:40 am
This week, from September 24th through October 1st, is Banned Book Week. I always miss it, even though it’s always the last week of September, but this year I managed to catch it thanks to a random, campus-wide email by one of the English professors. For those who don’t know, Banned Book Week is...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Sep 26, 2011, 4:42 pm
Dear Curtis, You’ve got a tough gig, I know. Being back-up to Peyton Manning for the last few years meant you really didn’t have to do anything… ever. You had the cushy job of sitting on the bench and the privilege of having a front row seat, week in and week out, to the single most exciting ...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Sep 23, 2011, 12:08 pm
Bleh, I’m sick. I’ve been sick all week, but the point is that I’m still sick. Every day I seem to feel worse, so yesterday I went to health services at my school. They say I have a pretty fierce sinus infection–thanks, rude hotel check-in lady in Plainview–and gave me a steroid shot and s...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Sep 19, 2011, 10:33 pm
I wrote about our trip to Plainview, last weekend, now I thought I’d share some pictures. My sister, or I, took them with her iPhone. After seeing her phone, I’m even more convinced I want one!    Me and Matt (adjusted with Picnik), and me and mom. I don’t think I have any pictures of mom ...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Sep 19, 2011, 10:03 pm
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Sep 13, 2011, 3:20 pm
So, now that we’ve been married for 10 1/2 years, Matt and I have been talking about having a vow renewal ceremony for our 15th wedding anniversary. While we realize it’s still 4 1/2 years away, it seems like an appropriate time to be considering it. Weddings, or in our case vow renewals, aren�...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Sep 13, 2011, 11:20 am
I decided, after going through some of that stuff last night, that it might be better to just make a new post with the pictures I was going to put in the last post. Two reasons: the last post is plenty long enough, without pictures, and I’d really like to dedicate a post to this because getting a ...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Sep 12, 2011, 4:37 pm
I had the opportunity, this last weekend, to see my folks and my youngest sister who came to Texas to iron out a few final things with my grandmother’s belongings. It was so nice to see them, I really miss them terribly being so far away. It was also quite hard. They came out this way for a rather...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Sep 1, 2011, 10:13 pm
I swear, I feel a little bit pathetic right now. It’s 9pm and I’m sitting here, alone, staring at my computer. The TV’s off, the only sound is the hum of the air conditioner and the clicks of the keyboard, and I really, really wish Matt would come home. He went out to eat with his dad, and the...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Aug 31, 2011, 12:17 am
Well, the summer is officially over and school’s back in. Everything’s been so busy since yesterday, I didn’t have time to write until now, when it’s nearly bedtime here. I’m watching Priest, rather than going to sleep, and figured now would be as good at time as any to update. There have ...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Aug 25, 2011, 5:30 pm
I thought it might be fun, since I’m in such a good mood right now, to share a short list of the things that rank highest on my list at the moment. I’m so rarely upbeat about anything, I thought it might be a nice change of pace. Maybe next time, I’ll do a list of seven things I hate (ha–bet...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Aug 24, 2011, 8:00 pm
Well, it’s official, I passed my comps!! My graduate committee chair, Dr. Y, wrote to me this afternoon and said that I had passed with “a unanimous passing evaluation from all three… committee members.” You cannot imagine how happy I am. Well, okay, if you’ve done this you know exactly ho...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Aug 23, 2011, 10:34 am
Well, my comps are over and the waiting game is in full-swing. Honestly, who’s tired of hearing me go on and on about my comps? I am, for one, so others must be too. Unfortunately, it’s literally the only thing on my mind right now. I should be nervous about the coming semester, where I’ll hav...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Aug 16, 2011, 11:57 pm
Well, I’ve taken my first comps exam. It was yesterday, at 9am and thanks to my obnoxious brain I only managed to get an hour and a half sleep. I went to bed at 10pm the night before and watched every single hour tick by until 4:30am, then, I got up at 6am. Not good, I was so, so tired. I managed ...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Aug 13, 2011, 12:44 pm
I don’t talk much about my weight. Maybe you’ve noticed, maybe not–weight isn’t usually a topic of conversation because, like many things about me that you may not know, or that I may not talk about, it’s just something I live with. I don’t talk about the fact that my eyes are blue, eith...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Aug 11, 2011, 3:59 pm
I am soooooooooooo pissed off!! You know the other day, when I came here to blow off some steam, but got sidetracked by happiness and posted something fun instead? Yeah, no such luck today… I am beyond livid. So, for the last few days, we’ve been having problems with our phone and internet. I th...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Aug 9, 2011, 11:23 pm
Okay, so. If you’ve been paying attention to my hair turmoil, you probably know that I’ve been dying and dying, but I’m not coming out with anything I like. Oh wait, I just realized that’s mostly been on Facebook. Well, okay, let me start from the beginning, because this just keeps getting ...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Aug 5, 2011, 1:21 pm
I logged onto WordPress this morning with the intention of complaining. This blog is called Pretty Pessimist, after all. What’s a blog called “pessimist” without a little pessimism?! I’ve decided, however, after making the rounds and visiting other blogs, that I don’t want to complain at a...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Aug 2, 2011, 12:51 pm
I doing my usual wake up with Facebook routine this morning when I came across something that caught my attention. One of the pages I follow, the television show “Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry?,” posted a link to an article on Discovery titled “Thinner Wife Makes Happier Life.” You know I had ...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Aug 1, 2011, 2:47 pm
I have to tell you, I had a really trying weekend. I went out to eat with my best girlfriend, had food with Matt, went grocery shopping, worked on my comps notes, and… went to the hospital. And no, not to see a friend, or whatever, but rather I was the patient. I doubt I’ve mentioned it before, ...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Jul 8, 2011, 2:40 pm
Matt and I had a really nice Fourth of July this year. We spent the day hanging out in Stephenville. I made rib tips, corn on the cob, and apple pie, and we played D&D all day. Geeky, yes, but we had a good time, anyway. I just got a new set of dice, so I’ve been particularly eager to use them. An...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Jun 30, 2011, 12:16 am
Matt and I were discussing, yesterday, how we plan to spend our last July 4th in Texas. As I moved to Texas at the end of June 1999, going to the fireworks at the Brazos River in Waco was one of the very first holiday things we did as a couple, so it’s fairly important to me to have a nice July 4t...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Jun 24, 2011, 1:03 pm
Did you know that you can send a fax from the internet? I had no idea, until today when I needed to fax something. Amazing, right?! Or, maybe I’m just behind the times? Yeah, that’s probably it. There’s a website where you can either send a free fax, or you can pay $2 and send your fax ad-free...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Jun 22, 2011, 12:24 am
It’s been a trying afternoon.  After my friend’s thesis defense (which I attended because I really need to see as many of these as possible before my time comes), I went to the library to check out some books for my thesis research. I took the time to hunt them down, looked through them to see ...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Jun 20, 2011, 4:06 pm
I jokingly told Matt the other day that if I had too many more gushy, happy days that I was going to have to change this blog’s name to “Pretty Optimist.” He thought that was quite hilarious, actually, and said I should share that with y’all. So, there it is. Fortunately for this blog, and f...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Jun 15, 2011, 12:33 am
Whew, my summer break has just been amazing! If I get anymore good news, I’m literally going to burst–which is doubly fantastic because the first half of 2011 was absolutely terrible. I have a few bits to share today, so bear with me as I, yet again, create a post that lacks in a singular focuse...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Jun 12, 2011, 2:40 am
It’s 1:00 a.m. and though I’m quite tired I can’t go to bed. Matt and I only have two sets of sheets (that I can find) and since I decided to chose this moment to wash the bedding, it’s going to be a while yet before I can turn in. I’m okay with it, honestly; there’s absolutely nothing b...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Jun 8, 2011, 11:19 pm
Where on earth are the weeks going? If things keep going on like this, the whole summer will be done and I won’t have done much at all. While the prospect of sheer laziness appeals to me, it is the summer after all, that sort of loitering about is simply not possible. I have a good deal of studyin...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Jun 2, 2011, 9:03 pm
Today’s been a good day. While  the summer usually makes blogging difficult for lack of motivation, I have no such problems today! Today, everything is alright, which was awesome because this week didn’t start out great. I’ve been waiting and paying on my class ring for about the last 3 mon...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - May 25, 2011, 6:41 pm
I went to the eye doctor with Matt today. He’s been complaining for a while that he needed to go, but two days ago Galileo made certain that he went sooner rather than later. While Matt was sleeping, Gali batted his glasses off of his desk and onto the floor. When Matt woke up and came stumbling i...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - May 22, 2011, 12:44 pm
This is like the, oh, third or fourth time I’ve sat down to write something here. I’m off to a much better start than I was before, at least I have something, even if just to say that I had nothing before. I’ve noticed that when I’m not in school, or working, and have very little that I must...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - May 15, 2011, 11:30 am
So, last weekend I did this… Both dyed my hair red and cut my own bangs. I usually don’t put scissors to my own hair, but this time it was in order. I need a haircut and I just couldn’t stand waiting another minute to get one. So, I cut my bangs. Matt likes the color, but I’m still unsure a...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - May 14, 2011, 12:31 am
Mercifully, the semester is over!  All of my finals are taken, my thesis proposal is written (though we’re still working on corrections), and work is done for the semester. Nothing left to do but wait for grades to be available, which will be on Tuesday morning, at the very latest.  Oh, and I ha...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - May 5, 2011, 1:45 am
Well, after a hectic five or six days, things are finally getting to the point of slowing down a bit. When this last weekend came, I literally had a 12-15 page paper, a 4+ page response paper, and a 3-4 page final to write and very little time to get them all done. I literally wrote 23 pages this la...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Apr 28, 2011, 12:55 am
Okay, time to do a little bit of venting. Or maybe more than a little bit of venting. I have this classmate, we’ll call him “AV”–which actually happens to be the oaf’s initials, so it works. AV is possibly the rudest person I have ever met, bar none. Seriously, the absolute rudest. He’s ...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Apr 26, 2011, 4:17 pm
I’ve been snooping around at my friend’s blogs & Facebook and everyone seems to be posting recaps of their Easter weekend.  It doesn’t sound like anyone really had a stellar time this last weekend, but that the day was still generally nice and, disaster free, overall. If you did have an amazi...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Apr 22, 2011, 11:55 am
It’s Earth Day… as the title insinuates. Ha!  It’s also Good Friday, so the university is closed and Matt and I are home. Who knew that Good Friday (a religious holiday) was a national holiday? I must have, but it’s slipped my attention all these years. Ah well, I’m happy to have the day ...
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Kristyn H. posted an article on Pretty Pessimist - Apr 19, 2011, 10:39 pm
Somehow, following links around the web tonight, I found myself on a forum about weight issues. The original poster on the thread, a woman in her 20s, was having a problem because she had gained 20lbs and her husband, who was apparently also over weight, told her that he wasn’t attracted to her an...
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