I want to write some of the things I actually did do, this summer. There are lots of goals I have not yet accomplished, some of which I will undoubtedly not accomplish in the next week. But, fuck, let's look on the bright side. I did Do Some Things ( Read more... )

... and there's not much time left in which to write one. Ten more free days, then meetings and classroom work begin, and on August 24th, students are back and the 2015-2016 school year begins. For some reason I always have difficulty figuring out exactly how long I've been teaching, maybe because we do the years in that half-and-half way... I ( Read more... )

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What is it about the apartment upstairs? Am I doomed to having to overhear people's private couples fights for my whole life? Ugh. I don't know if it's better or worse that this one doesn't sound like it's alcohol-fueled, as the old ones inevitably were. I should probably have vaguebooked this, sigh ( Read more... )

-- The Glee cast duet of "Baby It's Cold Outside" sung by the two main gay characters as a seduction piece. Awesome ( Read more... )

Michael Jackson's a cappella voice singing a schmaltzy Xmas song when he was eight or something. "Give Love on Christmas Day". It's ridiculous, but I love Xmas music, of most varieties. Every year I try to buy a new album of some sort ( Read more... )

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags ( Read more... )

I want to write a whole post on this for the Soli webzine, I swear to god. Why do wishlists feel to me like some combination of crass consumerism and overweening entitlement, instead of simply an honest and helpful guide for friends and family who might otherwise not have a fucking clue what one would like?

Things I Would Like for ChristmasFirst ( Read more... )