Well, first week of school (and TEACHING!) down. All in all, it went pretty well.
Unfortunately, I am now sick. I blame my students, naturally. (Hahaha...) But really. I do. Wouldn't it be sad if I got the dreaded "swine flu" because of them?
Anyway. Reading and grading this weekend. And plenty of bed rest and tea.

AaAaAaHHHH ( Read more... )

First time in... almost SEVEN years that I am not going to be in any musical ensemble at college. I felt so depressed a few days ago. It was like I literally felt something heavy in my chest. I tell myself I'm okay with it. I'm going to be super busy teaching and taking my own English classes anyway, right ( Read more... )

I haven't prepared for my class I'm teaching in September at ALL ( Read more... )

It is time to get rid of all of this clutter!!! I have already donated about six bags of stuff to the women's shelter but there's MORE. This time, I'm going to try to sell it for a wee bit of money to help for our trip to Scotland ( Read more... )

I totally forgot I've been to St. Andrews, Scotland before. Woops.
Does anybody have any recommendations of places to see in Scotland?

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Mom opened the top of the barbeque grill. I was inside reading. "Oh my God! Oh my God!" Slam. I raised an eyebrow. Mom came inside and immediately informed us that there was a "very big" gray rat inside the barbeque-- it was alive. "How big?" I asked casually, relieved it wasn't a snake or a lizard. "This big!" my mom exclaimed, holding her ( Read more... )

Well, summer school is proving to be interesting academically, though I detest waking up "early" four days a week for it. Okay, so waking up at 8:30am isn't really that early, but in summer it is. I start my day with the Romantics and wrap it up with two more hours of the Victorians. I'm starting to appreciate Blake a bit more. (I used to think ( Read more... )

I wanted to make Kamilla a little cat enclosure so she could go outside without getting lost/eaten/run over/stolen... but they are SO expensive!!! I'm talking hundreds to even thousands of dollars! I think I'll have to make one on my own when I get back to school.