Daily Horoscope: Your high expectations are not a guarantee that anyone will deliver exactly what you want. It may even be your boss or someone in power that lets you down today. Although you are able to recognize the dynamics, it's still challenging for you to let go of your preferences. Protect yourself from being disappointed by remembering that ( Read more... )

Wednesday and Friday classes went much better than Monday. I think that's down to having a proper lecture rather than dealing with the traditional introduction to class and reading the syllabus. The only problem is that I'm either burning a phenomenal amount of energy by lecturing for two hours or I'm just internalizing stress because all I can do ( Read more... )

Just came in from a bit of sunbathing and poured myself a coke with a half finger of rum. It hasn't eliminated this feeling of enui but it did help clear the cobwebs out. I think that over the past couple of months I have settled myself into a pretty bland existance of tutoring and job hunting and just need a good existential exfoliation to sort ( Read more... )

So despite everyone getting flu shots, cold and flu season has desended upon the household. I'm fighting off a cold that started last Monday and Cameron just come down with a fever and chills ( Read more... )

There was sleep last night. Sleep! Glorious sleep that lasted until the nine o'clock hour this morning. Good thing all I needed to do today was sit down with paleography and do some laundry.

Now back to work and convincing Paige that is is really not supper time.

Why is it that my craving for a coke is always at its peak directly after a dentist's appointment? Giving into those fizzy bubbles and smooth caramel colored refreshment pretty much negates the 30 min session. Not that they're sparkling white, but it's the principle of the thing. Plus I don't think I can suffer brushing them yet again ( Read more... )

Not much going on. Waiting to hear about a job opportunity and the semester begins next week as does Cameron's school. He's still recovering from the dental surgery in the sense that we're being careful that he doesn't rupture his plaster and stitiches. I think his main discomfort is the diet of scambled eggs and milkshakes, but we broke up the ( Read more... )

Finals week is over. My to-do list thus far:

-Go to party
-Book Review
-Grading
-Turn in Grades
-Work on Incomplete
-Learn Spanish
-Take comprehensive exams
-Get MA degree

I plan to be very methodical about this list, so this afternoon I'm off for a graduation party. Digest will be up late.