the faculty is back from their retreat to the fancy resorts of cape cod and it's still very quiet at work. it will pick up eventually. friday i did nothing - and i mean that literally - i could've taken the day off and no one would have known - at least today wasn't that bad. and i did get out during lunch and breathe the fresh air ( Read more... )

yesterday was the solstice so now the days get longer! (at least in the northern hemisphere. my depeest sympathies to southern hemispherians and their longer nights.) the shortest night in the longest year EVER ( Read more... )

today i got my splint off - and the first thing i did was SCRATCH MY LEG OH MY GOD - my skin is so dry and flaky, it's gross and embarrassing - and now i'm in a boot which isn't significantly different except i can take it off for, uh, scratching and physical therapy. i also got the stitches out, which you wouldn't think would be that traumatic ( ( Read more... )