Es ist ein Ros entsprungen

...I'm sitting in my living room with only the glow from the mini Christmas tree and the snowman to light up my furiously typing fingers...

Nidhal is sick. He has a bad sore throat and an off and on fever. It looks like it might be getting better, but we'll still try and go to the doctor tomorrow.

The semester is coming to an end. I have one 15-page paper and two exams left. So far in my end of the semester countdown, I have completed one exam, one 12-page paper, one final homework assignment, one handout, one poster, two presentations, and one project. My first presentation was on Wednesday and it was not pleasant. I really had no idea what I was talking about. Unfortunately, what I was talking about is also the topic for my yet to be written 15-page paper due on Wednesday the 16th. My second presentation was on Thursday, and for that presentation I needed the aforementioned poster and handout. This presentation went much much better because I actually knew what I was talking about (it was the topic of my 12-page paper). I even had fun making my little presentation, and one professor from the French department was very interested and even made a helpful little CD for me.

Nidhal and I watched Hannibal tonight. We both thoroughly enjoy the Hannibal Lecter movies. We just need to get Hannibal Rising and we'll have a complete collection. And speaking of movies, I sent a little hint email to my mother telling her to buy me the new Harry Potter DVD with digital copy for Christmas. Hopefully she gets the very obvious hint ("Mother, here is a link to Amazon for the DVD that I want you to get me for Christmas").