Friday I had a dissertation committee meeting. It could have gone a lot worse. As it is, they scrapped a good chunk of what I had planned, and wrote me a new plan. There is now no way in hell I'll finish by the end of the semester, though decent odds I'll finish by the end of the summer ( Read more... )

Channel 6 News coverage.

For those few on my Friends list who don't actually know, I'm the one with long hair in the background, not the one being interviewed.

…( when all your fingernails are broken off really short. )

It’s times like this that make me think maybe I should stop juggling fire ( Read more... )

So I shipped off the old lemony computer yesterday, and will hopefully receive the new one tomorrow ( Read more... )

Which may just mean that I haven't been trying hard enough in the past. Whatever ( Read more... )

Upon mentioning it to one person, he said, "Only you..." but that's patently not true! The other guy I was jousting with had all the gear there when I arrived. And even he got the idea from somewhereRegardless, it was painful. Not so much the jousting itself, as the falling off. My knee is seriously hurting, and my ass and shoulders are sore ( Read more... )

Thanks to a friend petitioning juggling supply manufacturers, I received today from Dube a new set of boxes. For you who aren't familiar with the style, don't feel bad, most people have no idea, as there are very few people who have done anything with it, now or ever. But check out these videos, for a hint. This guy is about my level, I'm ( Read more... )

So I finished up my stint at the Smithsonian, got back here a week ago Monday, and spent the rest of the week doing the headless chicken thing, trying to belatedly get myself organized for the beginning of the semester ( Read more... )

I took another hit to the head tonight playing Crumpets. The other end of my eyebrow (I can't say "the other eyebrow", since I've only got one) is now swollen as well. As best I can tell, the other guy and I hit, kind of a glancing blow body check, except that my arm got hung up, and I got whipped around. A headbutt, and I hit the ground and ( Read more... )