I am not going to feel guilty about not working (much) over the Thanksgiving holiday. I’m not. Nothing is so pressing (yet) that it can’t wait until Monday. I am entitled to have a few days off. Yeah, who am I kidding?
I do feel guilty, even though I went into work on Saturday where I [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Not Guilty
Posted in It's My Life, tagged Lazy, pop culture, Reading on November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Leftovers on a Soon to be Snowy Day
Posted in The Foodie Files, tagged Foodie Files, leftovers, Recipes, soup on November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’re expecting snow and rain — such a lovely combination — so The Coach went outside and hung the Christmas lights. Now, we look like Joe’s Bar and Grill because the lights are those big, clunky ones. Oh well. I don’t know what happened to our old icicle lights, so these will have to do. [...]
Christmas Orphans
Posted in It's My Life, tagged Family, Holiday, Travel on November 29, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Hmmm. Apparently my newish sister-in-law has no intentions of inviting us to her Christmas gathering. Beautiful. Just freakin’ beautiful. It’s not like I actually wanted to interact with said family members, but you know, it’s very rude to completely ignore us, especially when people just invite themselves to our house without any kind of consideration [...]
The Menu @ My Fusion ‘Cafe’
Posted in The Foodie Files, tagged Thanksgiving, The Foodie Files on November 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Welcome to Chez Disenchanted!
A fusion cafe
Synthesizing white trash dishes with elegant foodie-friendly fare
Roasted turkey, brined and cooked with aromatics
Southern cornbread stuffing, made with onions and celery
Roasted fingerling potatoes with figs and garlic
Wilted argula with shallots, in honor of President-Elect Obama
Broiled figs, wrapped in bacon
Green bean casserole, topped with deep fried onion rings
Candied yams, from the [...]
Meeting Anxiety
Posted in The Professoriate, tagged administrativa on November 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I don’t teach on Tuesdays, so my Thanksgiving Day break should have started today. Notice the *should* in that sentence, then note that I am already in my office. Yes, some upper administrator has scheduled a meeting for this afternoon and my presence (as a low-level administrator) is required. I just know that it is [...]
Directions
Posted in The Professoriate, tagged Grading on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Private note to my grad students: Follow the assignment guidelines. Ugh!
36 hours and counting …
Posted in It's My Life, tagged Family on November 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
… until my mother-in-law arrives with her sister in tow. At least she’s bringing the non-religious sister, not the nut job who believes that The Coach and I are going to hell for reading the Harry Potter books. Now ask me, are we ready for her arrival? Uh, no. When I left for work yesterday, [...]
For the Record …
Posted in The Professoriate, tagged Grading on November 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I didn’t grade the grad student papers this weekend. Maybe I’ll get to them on Tuesday?
The Tradeoff.
Posted in The Professoriate, tagged Grading on November 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Well, I finally made my way through that pile of grading … only to have another pile crop up! Now I must decide — Do I grade them this weekend, thus giving me free time to work on research over the Turkey Day break or do I take this weekend off and grade them next [...]
An Announcement.
Posted in The Professoriate, tagged Grading on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I hate grading. That is all.
