The Coach’s team, despite its dismal record*, ended up being the district runner-up. This means that the boys will be playing their first playoff game at home, against a team that they have crushed (okay, maybe that’s an exaggeration) in pre-season scrimmages. It also means that I’m home, alone, again. He’s out, scouting the competition. [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Sports Widow.
Posted in It's My Life, tagged Halloween on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fatigue, Election and Otherwise.
Posted in It's My Life, Politics, The Professoriate, tagged good behavior, mccain, Research on October 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m so very tired. I’m tired of seeing those crazy McCain ads on my TV set. Last night, there were three of them, back to back during the evening news. Holy mother of god, I’m not sure I can go another five days without breaking my TV set. I guess I’ll have to start hitting [...]
Field Work.
Posted in The Professoriate, tagged field work, Research on October 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Yes, I am alive. I’ve just been busy with the Big Ass Project for the City. We’ve been doing field work for two days now; only one more to go. Of course, I had to pick the coldest days of semester – blah. Last night, after spending 10 hours outside, I had to come home and bury [...]
Seven Lives …
Posted in The Critters, tagged Cats, Katje on October 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ah, Danger Katje … you are using up your nine lives awfully damned quick. My faithful readers will remember that the new kitten fell down the air conditioning vent a couple months ago. Well, last night, he managed to get into a bad spot yet again. No, he didn’t fall down the vent — he’s [...]
Bad Moments in Teaching
Posted in The Professoriate, Wat Stom!, tagged Academia, Teaching on October 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Picture this: It’s Monday morning, your ass is dragging from lack of sleep, and you’ve been grading papers for about three hours. You look at the clock, realize that you have class in about 15 minutes in a different building, so you pack up your shit and walk over to the building. You get into [...]
Dearth of Food
Posted in Photos, The Critters, tagged cat, The Critters on October 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Fattus Cattus Sez: Yes, I ate all the Cheetos.
Hmmm, maybe I *should* go to the grocery store?
One Line Observations
Posted in Miscellany, tagged Critters, Food, palin, Research, This F***ing Old House on October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Many, many observations … but nothing worthy of a full blog entry:
Isn’t it amazing how a research project can take over your life?
I am floored by the fact that my tomato plants are still producing.
The pepper plants, however, are now chopped up into the compost bin.
Am I the only person who didn’t find Sarah [...]
Posted in Miscellany, tagged twitter on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Okay – be a follower! I’ve just joined twitter.
Call the Fashion Police, Already!
Posted in It's My Life, tagged Suicide Girls, Wantabees on October 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Some of my older readers will remember the Saga of the Hillbilly Harlot. You know, the middle school girl who had been ”nekking” under the stands at the football game, dressed in dirty jeans and a thong, pointy high heels, and one of the sluttiest shirts I’ve ever seen? Ah well, she must have graduated from The [...]
Manageable.
Posted in It's My Life, tagged Academia, pop culture on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today was a much more manageable day. Granted, I didn’t get a lot crossed off my list, but I’m almost at the end of the meeting onslaught. Plus, the meeting I had at 4 today was actually *productive* which is something that never happens in academia. Woot!
I am, however, giving myself the night off. I [...]
