LENNIE has decided that every morning between 4:00 and 4:30 he is supposed to sit by my head and meow in a slow and steady pace. Meow....Meow....Meow....Meow... If I don't respond, he leaps on my feet as if they are a creature about to escape and he deftly wrestles them to death. "Lennie," I call out, sleepless and irritated and now with my feet ( Read more... )

Recently, when I've got a moment for self-reflection, I've been thinking about all the things I've been thinking about that I wouldn't have thought about if I hadn't come back here as a faculty member. I've also been thinking about how young college students are...which in turn makes me feel incredibly oldI went to bed at 8:00 this evening because ( Read more... )

Shortly before 9:00 last night, the power went out ( Read more... )

Last night, in my 2 hour bit of wakefulness betwixt 10:00 and midnight, Lennie was being adorable. I snapped a few pics, although he was rolling around so sometimes his face is blurry. Also, the lighting wasn't too great. But anyway.


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I don't know when Part II is coming out. I was thinking about Simon's Cat because Leonard the cat with the mournful howl woke me up at 5:40 this morning (did I mention it's SATURDAY) and has continued to look at me and meow all throughout the morning.

I have much to do this weekend, but very little energy...X____X

I had a dream last night that one of my friends hated me. She said I was a liar and a horrible person. I woke up sad. :(

I hate it when dreams do that to you -- make you feel like there's turmoil where there isn't.

...Unless they really are secretly hating me on the other side of the world, plotting my demise.


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I just checked xkcd, which led me to this site.

Why. Why is it so funny?

So I just got back from choir to find Lennie nose-deep in my heap of laundry by the washer. "What are you chasing," I asked, "A big bug? Or what -- a mouse? Hahaha ( Read more... )

Dear future me,

When meeting with students back-to-back for three hours or more, no matter how much you need the caffeine, do not chug a cup of lukewarm coffee and a (20oz) bottle of cola beforehand. It will keep you awake, but for all the wrong reasons.

Sincerely,
me.

At any rate, as much time as it takes out of my life, I really do think ( Read more... )