A Conversation with Elizabeth
1999
Boring Class

From:          Elizabeth 
To:            LMixson@PEC.com
Sent:          Monday, October 18, 1999 9:11 PM
Subject:       Boring Class
 
I just got out of the most boring class imaginable.  The prof reads the Code to us--the Code is just the law.  We sit there and underline.  What a rip off.  I can't wait until evaluation time.  I haven't been reading much "fun" stuff at all lately--but finally got more into the Hannibal book.  The first goodly number of pages are very plodding.  I was so surprised because I kept reading reviews talking of how "literary" the book was.  FINALLY, the book did get literary.  The scene changes to Florence and there is a lot of literary type stuff--sort of intellectual.  I may actually finish it--although I think it is now overdue.  I also read a few pages in one of the Neal Stephenson books--like Snow Crash I find it slow going because of all the cyber terms--the character in the opening pages goes to get some type of implant upgraded.  The book is supposed to play heavily off nanotechnology, which you and I talked about once.  I'll try and think of the title and send it.  I know I bought two books by him--one is Zodiac and its the other one I'm reading, but I can't recall the other.  I got to thinking--I have no plans for the Millenium.  I feel I should make some. 
 
One thing I've thought about doing is going to these Indian Mounds outside of Tuscaloosa.  Have you heard about these or the similar ones--there are some in Georgia.  The mound builder Indians built these enormous above ground mounds, sort of like pyramids and there are some outside of Tuscaloosa.  They are so incredible--it is quite a climb up them.  I wonder if there will be a millenium celebration there.  I think it would be quite exciting to be on top of one of the mounds as the millenium--or at least the year 2000 arrived.  Well--just out of class and thought I'd vent.  YECH--I got a letter from my physician.  I couldn't figure out why--it was quite fat--seems my cholesterol was up over last year--to borderline--so she wants me to diet.  Right now I'm starving as I ate cereal this morning and soup for lunch.  Thing is--I can't figure out why it is creeping up--I only use skim milk, skim milk cheeses, and hardly eat beef ever.  Something must be doing it.  Maybe too much chicken, cheese and skim milk, as even low cholesterol things could add up, and those three things I practically live on.  Oh well--I need to lose weight anyway--maybe this will be kick in the butt--a real health issue.  Elizabeth

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