I have been sucked into the drama across the street. That fool had two puppies that he kept tied to the upstairs porch. They howl and cry and (according to the downstairs neighbor) they shit and piss all over the balcony until it drips down onto them.
You must know where I am going with this.
I [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Around the ‘Hood, Doggie Edition
Posted in It's My Life, This F***ing Old House, tagged around the 'hood, Dogs on September 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Around the ‘Hood
Posted in It's My Life, This F***ing Old House, tagged around the 'hood, family dramas on September 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
It’s interesting to live down in the Academic Ghetto. Most of the time, the drama I witness is related to faculty (who is sleeping with who) or students (who is skipping class or drinking – usually illegal – booze on the front porch). Monday afternoon, however, I had the privilege of learning that the neighbors across [...]
What My Desk Says About Me
Posted in It's My Life, tagged desk, Research on September 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So, what does my desk say about me?
Obviously, today is a research day. I’m finishing up a dam(n) project, but I have other long-term projects in the hopper (Louisiana and Nederland related). Those pills belong to the Evil Kitten (and the knife is to cut the pills in half). You can see a receipt for [...]
Update: Weekly To-Do List
Posted in It's My Life, The Professoriate, tagged Monday Blues, To Do List on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Otherwise known as “The Big List of Shit To Do” …
Run six graduation forms to the grad school.
Run recruiting materials to grad school.
Send info to potential grad student.
Write grad student news letter.
Teach my methods class.
Give early quiz to student who has good reason to miss class.
Check grad student discussion boards.
Work on presentation (two weeks and [...]
Two Reasons to Be Happy
Posted in The Professoriate, tagged administrativa, program evaluation, promotion, Tenure on September 15, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Seeing how I have been so bitchy lately, I thought I’d write something nice and cheery for a change. Don’t worry; I doubt this will be something that happens often. I just love bitching about stuff. What can I say? I’m a bitchy feminist at heart. {snort} But, here’s a reason to be happy:
My “Tenure [...]
Poor Trees.
Posted in It's My Life, This F***ing Old House, tagged Ike, This F***ing Old House, trees, Weather on September 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
My poor, poor trees.
They just weren’t designed for tropical depression winds.
The pile looks more impressive when it was on the street in front of the house. But, the city came around and told The Coach to get them out of the road. Who knows if the chipper will actually come around? I suspect we’ll probably [...]
Tropical Depressing.
Posted in It's My Life, tagged Weather on September 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Update, 11:37 a.m.: Holy crap. When I moved away from Louisiana, I thought I would be done with tropical weather. Yeah, that’s obviously not the case. The Coach had a meeting this morning and my papers are all in my office, so we both had to leave the house. As I was getting ready to [...]
Today’s Depressing Editorial
Posted in Politics, tagged editorial, palin, Politics on September 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Read at your leisure.
Me? I’m still watching Ike on the Weather Channel.
Laid Back Thursday
Posted in It's My Life, The Professoriate, tagged Academia, laid-back thursday, Research on September 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve decided to start a new tradition this semester: Laid Back Thursday. Instead of driving to campus, battling the orange barrels, parking drought, and long food lines, I am going to work in my pretty yellow office here at home. The tradition started yesterday when I woke up at 9 a.m., read a for-fun book, [...]
Culinary Madness.
Posted in It's My Life, The Foodie Files, tagged boxed foods, Foodie on September 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Tonight? We’re having Hamburger Helper for dinner.
Yeah, I haven’t made HH in something like seven years.
P.S. Be sure to click the link. {Snicker}
