Musings

Well, I've just watched Big Fish, which came out while I was on my mission. Interesting sort of film. Puts one in a mighty introspective mood, which, in my case, isn't often particularly peppy. But I'm well enough off, I suppose. It occurs to me that between the Jolley clan and my FHE group in my current ward, I'd have something of a major bash were I to go the way of the big catfish any time soon. =) Now if that doesn't make a person genuinely content, I don't know what could.

Went to Howl's Moving Castle at the international cinema early today. It's been a big movie day, I guess. It was absolutely classic anime with all my favorite characteristics--particularly, as with Spirited Away, that there are a number of side characters who have absolutely nothing to do with anything, really, but are completely loveable. I also enjoyed the bits of Russion mythology stuck in here and there...mostly dealing with a particular chicken-legged house. Billy Crystal always has such great roles, doesn't he? The fire was fabulous. And small bits of me are now head over heals for an animated fella who's far too concerned with his hair! =)

It was a good week. I've gotten deeper into Field School prep and have also started working on some stuff dealing with a collection of pots now housed at Harvard in my beloved Massachusetts. If only I could convince Dr. Allison to let me fly out there and look at them...what a lovely thing to combine my two great loves, Boston and archaeology. I've decided being married to my work suits me quite fine. I'm happy as a clam, only I'll be the one digging, not the one being dug up!

There's a small part of me that whispers something about a phD and that's somewhat terrifying...one never knows which voices one might decide to follow someday, but for now, I'm simply trying to be motivated enough to do my research, write my papers, and get myself ready to present something or other on Virgin Anasazi trade patterns at the UPAC meeting end of the month. I'm attaching a view of one of the places we'll be working. Gorgeous region outside St. George! Can't wait!