I enjoy Thursdays more when Survivor is on. Right now it's just a stepping stone to Friday. Not much to look forward to after work except the gym, canned soup, reading and sleep ( Read more... )

Greg really liked the tuna noodle casserole so that's two for two. I'm really enjoying the Sunday night cooking-by-myself thing. This Sunday, otherwise known as Super Bowl Sunday, we'll be spending at his brother Steve's house but the week after that, I'm looking to make an enchilada casserole or some such ( Read more... )

The students are back today and with the start of the spring semester ends five weeks of wearing jeans and parking close to the building. The most wonderful time of the year is officially over. The good news is that just as the temperature plummets into the single digits on Thursday, I'll be headed to a warmer climate for five days ( Read more... )

I don't know if I mentioned that the ladies I eat lunch with, specifically Jospehine, have been trying to teach me how to knit over our breaks. A couple weeks ago she gave me a set of needles and some excess yarn to practice with, taught me the knit stitch and after a couple of days I was clicking along at a good pace. Oh sure, my twelve inch ( Read more... )

With the start of the semester break, we get to park close to the building and wear jeans, at least for the next two weeks. Then unexpectedly after lunch, everyone received a memo from the college president informing of across the board salary increases to "move our ranges to the 60th percentile of the market". Effective today, my pay just went up ( Read more... )

I’ve wanted a window by my desk for years. Increased visibility means that students will be more likely to seek help when they don’t have to ring the dreaded bell. Wow, what a concept! Kiewit is working on it now which means I’ve been temporarily displaced ( Read more... )

For the second time this week we're having crappy weather. Last night it was freezing rain, later this afternoon there's a 100% chance of precipitation, 1 to 3 inches possible. I woke at 5am, a half hour before the alarm was to go off, to the sounds of people scraping their windshields underneath my window. Some colleges and universities, including ( Read more... )

No trouble getting to work this morning now that the streets are plowed.

This afternoon is the college graduation ceremony at Joslyn. Normally I'd like to wear a skirt or something nice but given conditions outside, I settled for black jeans and a mohair sweater instead.

I just checked the Nebraska Humane Society website for the first time in a ( Read more... )

Over halfway through the fall semester and I finally received another application for a student assistant. When I called to set up an interview she asked, "Is this, like, a job ( Read more... )

Dear Nicole,

CONGRATULATIONS!! Your efforts in healthy living have qualified you for Level Three. You have accumulated over 1200 WELL Bucks ... You are well on your way to a WELL Day!My Health & WELLth t-shirt is on its way. Only 250 points more to receive the coveted and valued day off with pay. At the rate we've been going to the gym, that ( Read more... )