Yes. That’s what woke me up this a.m.
My first thought was “WTF? Did a gas line blow or something?”
My second thought was “Holy shit! Is that actually an earthquake?”
My third thought was “Hmmm. So glad I mailed the earthquake insurance payment.”
Can I just say that people around here really overreacted to the whole thing. Sure, [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Earthquake!
Posted in It's My Life, tagged Earthquake on April 18, 2008 | 6 Comments »
A Tale of Two Classes
Posted in The Professoriate, tagged Teaching on April 16, 2008 | 6 Comments »
This semester, I am teaching two sections of methods. One class is small; the other large. Both meet back-to-back in the same classroom (sans windows, full of computers, pretty warm). I’ve been fortunate, in that my department allows me to hire an undergraduate lab assistant to work about 10 hours a week. This year, the lab [...]
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Monday Morning Edition
Posted in It's My Life, The Professoriate, tagged Dresses, Meetings, Presents, Research on April 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Good:
There’s only three full weeks left in the semester. Phew! I can’t wait for my summer break. I’m going to spend the first week sitting around my house, reading books, watching TV, and sleeping. Then, when I get super-motivated, I’m going to go to the driving range and walk my dogs. I might even [...]
Waiting.
Posted in It's My Life, This F***ing Old House, tagged Dishwasher, House, Repairs on April 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I feel like I have spent a lot of time waiting for stuff this week. On Monday, I had to wait for my husband to pick me up because my car was in the shop. On Tuesday, I had to wait for the famous person to show up. Today? I am waiting for the Maytag repairman [...]
Promotion.
Posted in It's My Life on April 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Today, I looked at the program for Honor’s Day and found out that I have been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor. And without even going throught the T&P process! Hee, Hee, Hee. Yeah, someone made a boo-boo there.
This one is for TQE
Posted in It's My Life on April 8, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Today, I saw famous people!
Chicago.
Posted in It's My Life, The Professoriate, Travel, tagged Chicago, Conferences, Shopping, Travel on April 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I guess that having lived outside of Chicago for a couple of years, I really don’t get the whole “Yay! Big City!” attitude that some of my friends have. Sure, Chicago is an adequate city, but it’s not my favorite city in the world. I’d have to reserve that honor for, of all places, New [...]
Evil Shoes.
Posted in It's My Life, tagged Chicago, Conference, Klutz, Shoes on April 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today, I had a moment that was reminiscent of high school. You see, my first day of high school, I managed to fall up the stairs outside the school, ripping a hole in the knee of my uniform pants. It was a bit embarrassing, sure, but what can you do? Then there was the time [...]
Conference Blogging
Posted in The Professoriate, Travel, tagged Chicago, Conferences, Research on April 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So, you want to know how boring conferences* are? Right now, I’m in my room downloading stuff to watch on the way home tomorrow. I’ve already had The Blue Screen of Death on my computer, which scared the shit out of me, but it’s working, so I’m not going to bitch about it. I have [...]
Stuck in Central Illinois
Posted in Travel, tagged Amtrak, Chicago, Train, Travel on April 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Today, I found myself stuck on an Amtrak train somewhere in the middle of Illinois. Now, granted we have been told that we will only be stuck for three hours while they fix the tracks, so this shouldn’t be as bad as the six hours stuck on a runway in Louisville. We’ll see if that’s [...]
