they'd better be grateful!
I just finished making a massive final exam study guide for my students. It's so silly -- I'm the teacher but I'm getting pre-exam jitters -- I worry the test is too easy, I worry the test is too hard. I worry that there are ambiguities in my questions that I cannot see myself. Okay, deep breath...
Today was the last day of work for my department's academic adviser. She's an amazing person and adviser, and I'm glad that she's moving on to bigger and better things. We'll miss her a lot, though. I hope the new adviser will be good.
There was some homemade guacamole at the party we threw for my departing colleague today. I attacked it. I am thankful for food made with avocados -- anyone who hasn't had a fresh avocado smoothie is missing out!
I grilled myself a ribeye steak for dinner tonight. Mmm -- charred meat. I am very thankful for the existence of charred meat.
I feel pretty good today. I suspect that I feel better on the days when I consume surplus calories...
On a slightly inappropriate but related note, I continue to gain weight because of the new medication. The mirror tells me that I still look okay -- just slightly...okay, noticeably curvier than I was a few months ago. Thing is, I expected to need new pants -- everybody talks about expanding waistlines. I did not realize that I was going to turn into Pamela Anderson the natural way. My demure professional outfits are starting to look like parodies of themselves -- like I should start whispering about what I do to naughty kids -- about how I welcome walk-ins during office hours, and hold them by appointment, too. Good grief!
Today was the last day of work for my department's academic adviser. She's an amazing person and adviser, and I'm glad that she's moving on to bigger and better things. We'll miss her a lot, though. I hope the new adviser will be good.
There was some homemade guacamole at the party we threw for my departing colleague today. I attacked it. I am thankful for food made with avocados -- anyone who hasn't had a fresh avocado smoothie is missing out!
I grilled myself a ribeye steak for dinner tonight. Mmm -- charred meat. I am very thankful for the existence of charred meat.
I feel pretty good today. I suspect that I feel better on the days when I consume surplus calories...
On a slightly inappropriate but related note, I continue to gain weight because of the new medication. The mirror tells me that I still look okay -- just slightly...okay, noticeably curvier than I was a few months ago. Thing is, I expected to need new pants -- everybody talks about expanding waistlines. I did not realize that I was going to turn into Pamela Anderson the natural way. My demure professional outfits are starting to look like parodies of themselves -- like I should start whispering about what I do to naughty kids -- about how I welcome walk-ins during office hours, and hold them by appointment, too. Good grief!