One of my presents to Hanne came from Dorklandia. I commented to Hanne, "I want to live in Dorklandia, that would be so cool ( Read more... )

Wow.

So I seem to have a book and stuff.

It's even for sale, even.Editor needs to go back and add the name of the publisher to that page. Also need to nag him about adding my book to the publisher's web page (Docent Press, for the curious ( Read more... )

More active today than I have been since surgery. Well, more *physically* active. I have gone out, um, 3 nights of the past 6 since surgery (is that bad?) but mostly I was just sitting. Today I walked the dogs, went grocery shopping, cooked dinner (with help from Tim! My Tim is here!), and drove into the office, walking around on campus a bit even ( Read more... )

Very proud of my best beloved today, who did something hard, and with panache and grace. No, I'm not going to tell you what -- just wanted to say that I'm bursting with pride over here.

I could be done with this abdominal pain any time now. Aaaaannny time. Seriously.

Home! And here I thought I was being optimistic, stating that I'll be home by noon.

I'm groggy and stoned and sore as all fuck -- moving is a chore. Three stab wounds incisions in the belly. But I have the most beautiful woman in the world taking good, good care of me, despite her own fatigue and a nasty cold she's contracted. Plus, "lay around on ( Read more... )

Doc appointments went well today, il-hamdullilah ( Read more... )

Almost done!

* Write 3 exams
* Print and photo copy 5 exams
* Grade 12 term papers (also calculated the participation grade for this particular class)
* Proctor 5 exams
* Grade 130 exams
* Enter grades for 5 classes.

Whew.

Music soothes the savage grader. God bless Bach.

One sign you're overwhelmed: you watch a television show where a character gets thrown in the brig for 30 days of solitary confinement, and you're sharply jealous -- and wonder if there's any way you can get the same vacation sentence without actually breaking the law.