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Oh, look--it's the holidays.
So, today I didn't have to go to work. I have papers to grade, and an uncomfortable letter to write to the Vice President of the College...but, well, it's break. So I broke. I slept in a little, and then breakfasted and drove to Sharon Springs before the weather got icky ( Read more... ) -
Sometimes the weird....
So, awhile ago (a couple of weeks--not that long) I sent a friend a link to a page about making a cake. It wasn't the cake recipe itself that was remarkable, it was just that the tone of the blog post, the way it was phrased, the pictures...well, it made me think of her. I could almost hear HER voice doing the little asides, talking about the yummy ( Read more... ) -
Saturday sessions
Since I am exhausted, and in significant pain, I think I'd best do this now than waiting until after dinner ( Read more... ) -
Day 2
Lots of "queering" today (applications of "queer theory" [queer theory encompasses any kind of sexual activity or identity that falls into non-normative and/or deviant categories]). Applications to Prometheus, The Tempest(2010) and Prospero's Books (1991), and tangentially to others.
The treatment of disability in Expendable (novel) and the ( Read more... ) -
Hmmmm.
Sundry "nuggets" from the day:
1. Supernatural is misogynistic, has no strong women, and Grimm restructures fairy tales with originally strong female characters so that the women "need rescuing." And Once Upon a Time has strong women, but only in the pursuit of restoring "family" and once that is accomplished we're to understand they will return ( Read more... ) -
The veil thins, the hunt begins
This morning was another one of those after too little sleep (up until 2 grading, then trying to wind down) and too much on my mind (all practical, no dramah). Managed to get it together, eat a little something, and head out the door in plenty of time to get some things done this morning at work. As I was backing out of the driveway, about 40 feet ( Read more... ) -
In which our heroine muses....
Interesting weekend after weeks of financial hell ( Read more... ) -
Could I live with myself?
There has been an unexpected windfall ( Read more... )