  You're The Guns of August ! by Barbara Tuchman Though you're interested in war, what you really want to know is what causes war. You're out to expose imperialism, militarism, and nationalism for what they really are. Nevertheless, you're always living in the past and have a hard time dealing with what's going on today.
You're also far more focused on Europe than anywhere else in the world. A fitting motto for you might be &quot;Guns do kill, but so can diplomats.&quot; Take the urlLink Book Quiz at the urlLink Blue Pyramid . AH! Is it bad that I've never read this book? Should I have? Reading a lovely book called Change Your Life in 30 Days ... not that I'm a quick fix kinda gal, but I am the sort of person who believes in the mantra "when all else fails, read the directions. " So... being as I've been questioning my current life direction (all aspects of it), I figured it was worth a read. So far... good advice, commensense-type things -- which I always need someone ELSE to tell me, because I lack it altogether.
School -- one more week of class, then finals and then no more teaching! I'm taking one seminar next quarter though, which my advisor is an instructor of, so we shall see how that goes. Life -- It's "Stretch, Risk, or Die Week"!!!! I'm going to Stretch and Risk this week... and I have a "Die" action lined up. A "Die" action would qualify as one of those things that makes you feel as if you're going to die if you take that particular risk. That isn't to say that it WILL end badly... it's just that you are so afraid of the negative result that it makes you feel like you might die by just taking that risk. I'm not telling what my "Die" action is though... that is a "die" I'm not ready for this week! Keep your fingers crossed and pray for me! 
