As days go, today's been one of the best.  After much less work than I had anticipated, I finished all the research I can currently do in microfilms in about two hours.  I finished all the work I needed to do in special collections in about an hour.  Then I strolled over to the big cement prison, er I mean my department, to grab a couple of things ( Read more... )

The next three weeks should be about as crazy as they come.  I am hoping that I can make it though (getting things done and still having a little time for fun ( Read more... )

Wow...it's been ages since I updated ( Read more... )

Well...over the weekend, I made it up to see baby Ava and she is doing pretty well. She is already up to 4 lbs. 7 oz. and she is up to eating 15 cc's of milk each feeding (from 5 a week ago.) She is still tiny and not quite "out of the woods", but she is doing remarkably well for her age ( Read more... )

I got my contract extension for teaching next semester!! History 352 (Society and Culture in the 1900s) here I come!!

I got the syllubus, too. The readings look good!

I just noticed how long its been since I updated my journal!  The thesis and teaching has taken over my life!

The past few weeks I have been totally encompassed in writing and teaching.  Sixteen pages into my thesis, with a flood of information to deal with, I am experiencing an embarrassment of riches.  I've been working on a chapter about "The ( Read more... )

Seriously, I can't read another badly written paper. After ~95 "1 page" summaries, I have been asking myself how some of these kids got into college. It's not an intro level course, either. Most of my students are juniors and seniors, and they can't write worth anything. I understand that writing isn't everyone's cup of tea. That's fine. But ( Read more... )