After popping by Champaign to have lunch with zorbtrauts, I drove on to Danville for the job interview. They showed me a video selling the town of Danville (I wasn't aware that both Dick Van Dyke and Gene Hackman were from there), and took me on a brief tour of the school, which has a very nice theatre auditorium ( Read more... )

Since I've been inspired by stretchplum's well-chronicled job search, I've decided to keep y'all up-to-date as well ( Read more... )

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Gary Gygax, 'Father of D&D,' Dies at 69

Make sure to pour a big slam of Mountain Dew on the curb for a gamer that is no longer with us.

Normally, I avoid reality TV like the plague, and Survivor is no exception. However, I might have to catch the current season since my friend Jason is one of the participants. Jason was in one of my teaching classes a few semesters ago, and he was most noted for throwing a class party at the end of the semester where he shared photos of his trip ( Read more... )

The student teaching process is slowly coming along. I've learned all the names in the first two classes, and I'm making progress with the other three ( Read more... )

While working with jalapeno peppers, always remember to wear gloves. This is especially important for those of us who wear contact lenses.

Today was my first day observing the classes that I'll be working with this semester. I had the opportunity to learn some faces (as well as the lists of names that I'll have to match them with eventually), and Lisa, my cooperating teacher, gave me quite a few student essays so that I could get to know the different writing styles I'll be looking ( Read more... )

It only took me half an hour to file my taxes electronically this year. It's fairly easy when I only have to put in my W-2 and tuition and grant information. I might as well enjoy it now since I'll have a real job, pension, etc. to worry about this time next year ( Read more... )

I'm trying this "show up to karaoke nights to meet people" gig that has worked for me in the past. I'm starting to develop a repoire with the karaoke DJ, and I ran into somebody I knew tonight. Hooray for temporary socialization the last 5 months I'm in town. Here's tonight's playlist ( Read more... )