back to school
Started teaching yesterday. Ah, shiny new college freshmen, fresh out of high school. Which of course means that in addition to teaching them writing and curse words in Old English, I also must teach them that, hey, this isn't high school. But they're always so enthusiastic in the fall--I had meant to let them out early, first day and all, but we ended up taking the entire hour-twenty min period with syllabus and introductions and chatting. I was amazed.
We are starting to send out acceptances and rejections to those who submitted pieces for the Welsh mythology book. A couple of pretty awesome names in there. Moments of elation coupled with first-book-editing-project fear. I'll be happier when McFarland officially signs off on it, even though we have multiple email and verbal assurances.
I now have my fourth person for my PhD exam committee. The conversation went like this:
me: so, I would love to have you as my 4th, because I'm working with fantasy fiction and magical theory and so on and you've done a lot of work on these subjects and I'd like someone I feel comfortable with?
Dr W: Absolutely, I'd be happy to!
me: ...well, that was easy.
And then she laughed. My committee is really pretty awesome, at this point.
Dollhouse premiere tonight. Eagerly awaiting the new season...
...and now, yoga.
We are starting to send out acceptances and rejections to those who submitted pieces for the Welsh mythology book. A couple of pretty awesome names in there. Moments of elation coupled with first-book-editing-project fear. I'll be happier when McFarland officially signs off on it, even though we have multiple email and verbal assurances.
I now have my fourth person for my PhD exam committee. The conversation went like this:
me: so, I would love to have you as my 4th, because I'm working with fantasy fiction and magical theory and so on and you've done a lot of work on these subjects and I'd like someone I feel comfortable with?
Dr W: Absolutely, I'd be happy to!
me: ...well, that was easy.
And then she laughed. My committee is really pretty awesome, at this point.
Dollhouse premiere tonight. Eagerly awaiting the new season...
...and now, yoga.