A Conversation with Elizabeth
1998
Ho-Hum

From:          Elizabeth  
Sent:          Wednesday, May 6, 1998 1:31 PM
To:            LMixson@PEC.com
Subject:       Ho-Hum
 
Hello.  Nothing much new to communicate.  School has started back, so every Mon, Tues, Wed I have class.  I have Constitutional Law, Property and Contracts II.  So far my plan of going straight home after work, instead of going straight to school, is working out. I started out thinking the first two terms that it was un-productive to swing by the apt. before class because I basically only have about an hour and ten minutes before having to leave again.  So, I would go straight to school and study or read in the library.  But it is working out.  If it's a walking day, I do a 30 min. walk, then eat, while listening to the local news.  If it's a non-walking day, I like to listen to Jeopardy to clear my mind, while I do odds and ends of small chores in the kitchen, and get something to eat while I listen to the news.  The only drawback to going to class so immediately before it starts is that I don't get my "favorite" seat, which I've had for several classes in a row. 
 
I'm still sticking to my "diet" or watching what I eat.  One thing about having gone to that class last year is that I can quickly establish the pattern of what to eat, and about how much, without actually having to "count" everyday.  The one benefit of actually counting though is that if I get hungry, I can look at my "count" and see where I am, and decide what I might have. If I don't have a record, I may have actually eaten far too little, which is not good, as I don't eat that much during the day.
 
I'm still in a quandry about my visit to my mother.  My latest decision was to go this weekend, which is Mother's Day, but I woke up this morning feeling "resistance." 
 
I don't think that I mentioned that the tuition hike is because the school is trying to get accredited nationally.  If it succeeds, which seems pretty likely, it will take a few years, probably two, but if I haven't graduated BEFORE the conditional approval, I will be considered as graduating from an "approved" school nationally.  The major benefit of that is that I could go to ANY state, and if I passed their bar exam, I could practice there.  Right now, I could only practice here, or in Florida, and I think one or two more states that have regional accreditation with us.  Obviously I hope for accreditation.
 
So, are you enjoying your left overs.  What a major undertaking!  My impatiens are nicely blooming, and I'm glad I got them potted when I did.  The cool weather kept them back for a while, but now the pots are all blooming.  I like impatiens because it is pretty hardy, seems to take the heat, doesn't suffer too much if I forget to water it, and will keep blooming through the summer. My favorite color is the dark coral.
 
Are you reading anything lately?  I started a lawyer novel by a female writer I sort of like, Sarah Gregory.  Also, I started another novel called Obsession which I had read interesting comments about. 
 
I still don't have my grades.  It may still be a while, as they are rather slow to be come out.  Students have secret numbers and the grades are posted on a bulletin board.  It's quite a gathering place. 
 
Are you and your friend at work managing to lunch together, or are you still bagging it?  Did you ever hear from Wendy?  Sounds as if you got a good deal on tickets, but that's predicated on having someone able to pick you up.  I forgot/forget how close Gainesville is to Jax and other places.  It was quite a central little city.  I actually liked Gainesville very much, and I thought it was a nice place to live, however, I felt I didn't have an economic niche their.  When I would apply for jobs there would be a list of Ph.D.'s (many of them faculty wives back then) wanting the same job.  Gainesville was/is very progressive, having tree ordinances, etc.  I wonder if the "growers" still make their anonymous donation every year to charity as they did for so long.  I wonder if Micanope has really developed as a bedroom community.  It probably has.  Do you ever consider going back there?
 
Elizabeth   

She seem to be quite interested in my life and what was going on with me.

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