This one will be short, I think. I only have two lectures left to give this quarter, and that's exciting. It's good because I feel spread a bit think addled with worry, etc. #firstworldjuniorfacultyproblems.

I'm sitting, in the middle of the night, on the bench in the little walled-in garden in front of our townhouse. As a counterpoint to all of ( Read more... )

Isn't it a relief when you meet a dear friend's new serious romantic partner and find nothing to complain about? Or maybe that's just me. I will reluctantly concede that I may be prone to a certain streak of jealousy, or at least possessiveness, in these matters. At least, I seem to have a certain track record, leaving social events grumbling ( Read more... )

About that homemade "Inner Beauty" hot sauce I mentioned last time: I made it when Tropical Storm (erstwhile Hurricane) Earl was threatening the New England coast. It was a spate of typical food insanity from me, where I have barely repressed desires to do a lot of overly complicated cooking, but I need some trivial and largely meaningless excuse ( Read more... )