Suffering, today, from a very bad case of inertia. This often happens when I sleep late. The Snork Maiden got up early and started folding laundry; I got up late and have been languishing around the house. But there’s too much I need and want to do; I can’t just succumb. I’m going to do [...]
Archive for June, 2009
26 Jun
The paradise job
I’ve become curiously attached to “On Careers,”which is an online offering of U.S. News and World Report–blog-type posts by outside bloggers in the business world. I found my way there through one of the contributors, the blogger Evil H.R. Lady, who’s a good, snappy writer with a dry wit.
None of the “On Careers” bloggers are [...]
26 Jun
Waiting for normal
To return to a recurring theme: thank goodness for the neighbors. The Snork Maiden had friends over on Monday and Tuesday, but Wednesday and Thursday she pretty much hung with the core neighborhood kid group, three younger boys (almost 6, almost 8, and Young’un C., a solid 7; the SM is 9). Swimming, Lego, and [...]
23 Jun
Daughter of fortune
I did, by the way, clear up my private writing area, which is a shadowy nook at the end of our long, bowling-alley-shaped bedroom. And I spent a little time there looking at a recent section of the book and making a few plans. Tuesday’s general plan is to be at home until about 10:30, [...]
23 Jun
The elephant vanishes
Perhaps you remember my colleague Alpha and my concerns about her. Turns out she’s not returning next year.
This is, I think, partly why none of us have heard for sure what we would be teaching next year–because now everything will get reorganized around this change.
I will tell you what I said to Stubb about six months [...]
22 Jun
The shapes a bright container can contain
Well, when I opened up this post, I was going to write about my plans to take the Snork Maiden to Starfleet Academy this morning to finish packing up my classroom, followed by picking up the SM’s friend Dee and going to see Up, with popcorn for lunch. But neighbor C.Dad just called to see if we could [...]
21 Jun
The octopus
So many things to do and so many things to write about! I foresee more blogging now that the school year is over and the summer weeks lie ahead. With great freedom comes great responsibility, and all that. I’ve made another summer chart to try to stay on track and keep aware of how I’m [...]
19 Jun
The facts of life
My grandmother’s health started a serious decline about a month ago, and last week, she died. I didn’t feel like blogging about it while it was going on, and I don’t have the energy to say much right now, except that I am glad I went to see her during spring break, and also glad [...]
12 Jun
My left foot
I shall be using it to kick, smartly, the next person who asks me (between now and Monday) if I’m enjoying my summer off. Leaving aside the whole question of how “off” my summer will be, I’m simply not there yet, for pete’s sake, and with eighteen more papers/finals to go before tomorrow morning, I hear [...]
10 Jun
A thief of time
Grading, on the other hand, eats time steadily and predictably. You make these mental bargains with yourself–”These five exams in the next half hour, then I can check email”–and churn away the units of time, whatever they may be. I’ve gotten a lot done today, but the day is largely burnt.
