Those of you who have been reading my blog for a while now, you’ll remember that The Coach and I live in a really cool downtown neighborhood, in a house wedged between the high dollar historic district and a more “socio-economically diverse” neighborhood. When we first moved here, people would come to our door, offering to [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Beggers Go Hi-Tech
Posted in This F***ing Old House, tagged Academic Ghetto, Beggers on April 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It’s like an Advent Calendar …
Posted in The Professoriate, tagged Service, Teaching, To Do Lists on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
… but much more fun. Yes, it’s Dr. Disenchanted’s Semi-Annual Semester Countdown!*
Tuesday: Grade papers, prepare for tomorrow’s meeting, do extra office hours.
Wednesday: Teach, do extra office hours, have meeting.
Thursday: Prepare for night class (observation time again), extra office hours, teach.
Friday: Teach, grade, extra office hours.
Saturday: Go to grocery store, catch up on miscellaneous shit around the [...]
Stood Up … Again
Posted in The Professoriate, tagged office hours, Service, Students on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not sure if I should be annoyed or thankful that the student who was supposed to come see me at 9 a.m. stood me up. On one hand, my time is valuable, so if someone says they are coming outside office hours, then they should show up. On the other hand, I was glad [...]
Second Life
Posted in pop culture, tagged Second Life on April 27, 2008 | 7 Comments »
So, a colleague of mine was going on and on about Second Life tonight. Question: Do any of you do the Second Life thing? And is it worth playing with?
Random
Posted in It's My Life, The Critters, tagged Critters, Dog, Politics, Toothbrush on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The dog ate my toothbrush. He didn’t just chew on it. He actually ate all it, except for the 1 1/2″ that were left on the floor. I swear the dog is half goat. And, I blame the evil kitten for giving him the toothbrush.
Apparently the house we used to live in down in Louisiana [...]
Will I fail you?
Posted in The Professoriate, Uncategorized, tagged Teaching on April 26, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Remember Pat? Since the Spanish book incident, s/he’s had the good common sense not to talk to me … well, until yesterday when s/he awoke from a stupor to ask, in the snottiest tone ever:
What are the chances that you are *really* going to fail someone in this class?
You’ve got to be kidding me. Three [...]
List O’ Fun
Posted in It's My Life, The Professoriate, tagged Academia, Grading, Research, Service, Teaching on April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, I *was* going to take today off, but it’s a little nippy out there. I’ll work on planting the rest of my flowers tonight or tomorrow. Instead, I’m going to take advantage of the fact that The Coach has fled for warmer climes and get some work done. We’ll see just how far I [...]
Yes, I am *that* nerdy
Posted in It's My Life, pop culture, tagged TV on April 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Friday night fun?
Moonlight and Battlestar Galactica.
life at the end of the semester can really suck sometimes
Posted in It's My Life, The Professoriate, tagged Academia, Research, Teaching on April 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Four days of hell:
Saturday: Wrote grad student lecture; worked on R&R; went to movies.
Sunday: Worked on R&R, went to the grocery store.
Monday: Taught, struggled to explain math to student; worked on R&R.
Tuesday: Worked on R&R from 6:30 a.m. until 6:45 p.m. when I emailed the fuckin’ thing. I finished up just in time to go [...]
Today’s Events
Posted in The Professoriate, tagged Academia, Research on April 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Okay, I am finally caught up on course prep. I’ve almost finished grading. Now, I can switch gears and work on my R&R which is due on Monday. {GULP!} Can you guess what I’ll be doing in my office this afternoon?
