Yesterday was graduation. It was my last formal -- or informal -- event of my first year on a new job. So I got all dressed up in my rented regalia (because I'll probably hold out until tenure to buy my own, especially since they buy you a set when you get tenure) and sat in the windy weather and listened to Famous Alum talk about all kinds of ( Read more... )

Earlier today I turned in my grades and now the semester is over. Tomorrow I will start lots of meetings and things, but tonight was all about cooking mexican food and watching TV.

( Some Spoilery Survivor Thoughts )

Final exams end tomorrow (well, for me they end tonight at 10pm. Yes, I am stuck in the office until 10pm tonight. Grrr ( Read more... )

Most days I come into campus around 8:30 or 8:45 and while things are pretty quiet there is some hubbub around and some people scurrying. Today I came in at the same time and it was absolutely dead. It's finals week, and the first exam started at 8:30, and I guess all the students and faculty who are involved in those exams were snuggled in their ( Read more... )

Every year around this time I get sick. Last year it held off until right after I gave my last final, and the year before it held off until I survived the end of May, but it seems like every year right around this time I get sick. I suppose it's not a surprise given that it is the end of a long academic year and my body can just finally let go, ( Read more... )

It's the last day of classes and everyone on campus seems to be using the $5/head that the provost will give us to buy food for our students. I honestly don't understand why any class would want pizza at 9am, but some was delivered down the hall. (I saved pizza for my noon class and just had donuts in the morning ( Read more... )

Blah blah long time no update blah blah.

Tomorrow is the last day of classes and then it will be summer glorious summer. Well, assuming I survive finals and all the end of semester crap. I would say that I will then post here more, but my guess is you won't believe me at this point. In the meantime, a few notes.

• Braves - The season is going ( Read more... )

Happy opening day. OK, I'm a bit late, but I've been watching the ballgames and enjoying them. It's gonna be a long year for us Braves fans unless they find us a decent reliever, but in any event I'm optimistic about Division Title #15. I really don't see how the Mets rotation can hold it together long enough and the Phillies...well, you know ( Read more... )

Today I drove a couple hours in each direction to go give a talk at a nearish-by college. The talk went well and it was fun to meet new people and talk to them about fun things, and the drive was through beautiful countryside, but MY LORD radio is bad these days. At least in this part of the country, but outside of a few pockets of good music in ( Read more... )

What does it say about my college hoops picking ability that in one of my two pools I am in the 100th percentile of ESPN's tournament challenge -- ranked #983 nationwide -- and yet two of my elite eight picks are already out?

I suppose it says that I was really luckygood at picking upsets, but that I should enjoy the moment while I can cuz it aint ( Read more... )