My hard work is finally paying off!
Here’s my baby bell pepper!
And here’s one of my first cherry tomatoes!
Archive for June, 2008
The Fruit (and Vegetable) of My Labor
Posted in It's My Life, The Foodie Files, tagged Gardening, Peppers, Tomatoes on June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Our Hearts are Bigger than our Brains
Posted in The Critters, tagged Critters, Kitten on June 14, 2008 | 6 Comments »
As you can tell, our hearts are bigger than our brains. This little fellow joined our overflowing family today. Yes, we are now at the upper limit of the city code, so there will be no more critters for us! We’ll call this one Katje for the blog; other friends will just have to wait until [...]
I Have Arrived
Posted in The Professoriate, tagged Teaching on June 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I was looking through my teaching evals for my methods course and realized that I got a 5 out of 5 on TWO of the eight measures. WTF? I didn’t even know that could happen! Woot! Aren’t I just an awesome fuckin’ prof?
Not Much
Posted in It's My Life, The Professoriate, tagged Academia, Advising, Florida, To Do Lists on June 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
If you asked me what I accomplished today, my first day back to the office, I’d have to say “not too damned much.” I spent the majority of my morning wading through the e-mails that piled up over the last week, meeting with students in crises, and digging through the pile of snail mail that [...]
A Good Tuesday
Posted in It's My Life, tagged *$, Energy Prices, Travel on June 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Obviously I should be working, but …
So, I’ve been reading in the local paper that our natural gas rates are going up 50 percent this winter, right? This made me panic a little and I was sure that our budget bill level would go up a ton this month. Well, sealing the windows and doing [...]
Finally Relaxed
Posted in Travel, tagged Daytona Beach, Florida on June 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Main Street Pier at Daytona Beach
Well, we wrapped up our final day of grading today, early enough that I was able to do some serious damage to my knees and feet. You know us Irish girls … we just can’t take the sun. I want to point out that my roommate and I rented [...]
In Praise of the Palmer Method
Posted in It's My Life, The Professoriate, Travel, tagged Daytona Beach, Florida, Grading, Palmer Method, Professional Service on June 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
When I was a little girl, I hated sixth grade because I had a horrible teacher that called me socially retarded. She was also the biggest nag when it came to handwriting and was a huge proponent of the Palmer Method. Yes, we were forced to practice our handwriting and, yes, we were graded on [...]
Saltwater Taffy and Jellyfish
Posted in Travel, tagged Candy, Daytona Beach, Florida on June 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today I took a little time out from my rigorous schedule of grading exams and sitting on the beach (getting a nice little sunburn on my shoulders even though it was late in the day and I had on SPF 50) to buy The Coach some gifts. Here’s the main one:
That’s right: I bought the [...]
Babe (that’s me) in Joyland
Posted in Travel, tagged Daytona Beach, Florida on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Along the Boardwalk. Daytona Beach, Florida.
For the past three days, I have been thinking back to my teenage years. It’s amazing how revisiting a place that you haven’t been to in years makes you rethink your younger days. Actually, the last time I was in Daytona Beach, I was 20 years old, it was spring [...]
