I’ve been chained to my desk all day and haven’t really made that much of a dent on the pile of grading that accumulated yesterday. I was hoping to have all of my grades submitted today, but that’s so not happening. Even if I finished grading the late papers and the exams, I still have [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Brain Explosion.
Posted in The Professoriate, tagged Grad Students, Grading on December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Successful Entertaining.
Posted in Uncategorized on December 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What a nice party we had last night! Decent turnout — not so many people that the house was too full, but enough people that the body heat lifted the inside temperature from 60 to 68. Since my dean didn’t show, we were able to break out the Sam Adams* variety pak to go with [...]
Taking Bets
Posted in The Critters, tagged Cats, Christmas on December 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
How long before the evil cats destroy the tree?
Lessons Learned …
Posted in It's My Life, Travel, tagged Lawyers, Professional Service, Professors on December 17, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Here are the lessons that I learned during my recent trip to the State Capitol:
Lesson 1: Lawyers drink “harder” than college professors. Surprising, but true — or the basis for committing an ecological fallacy.
Lesson 2: If the hotel gives out complimentary earplugs, you’re in trouble. Yeah, the hotel was right next to the railroad station [...]
The Stealth Christmas Card
Posted in It's My Life, Wat Stom!, tagged Family, Holidays on December 12, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The sister of my dead biological mother has mastered the art of the stealthy nasty message. She waits until the holiday and sends an innocuous looking card. Inside? The usual message about how I am an evil niece.* I’m not kidding. This year, I refuse to stoop to her level. And, damn it, I am [...]
Send the St. Bernard …
Posted in The Professoriate, tagged Grading, Meetings on December 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
… and make sure he has a full keg of booze. I’m buried under an avalache of paper and may never get out. If only people would stop scheduling meetings/phone calls/etc. during the last “real” week of the semester. Seriously, most of these task can wait until after the holiday break.
Secret message to committee members: [...]
My Academic “Advent” Calendar
Posted in The Professoriate, tagged countdown, Grading, Holidays, To Do List on December 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This is the academic version of an advent calendar! Be prepared to be stunned:
I’m Carbon, You’re Carbon …
Posted in It's My Life, tagged t-shirts on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I love this design!
I just bought one to wear next semester.
See: http://www.threadless.com/
A New Mexico (Post)Christmas
Posted in It's My Life, Travel, tagged New Mexico on December 8, 2008 | 5 Comments »
It’s official! We are going to New Mexico over the holiday break. Last night, I spent a huge amount of time — too much, really — booking hotel rooms for the first 2/3rds of the trip. We’re going to head out the day after Christmas and get as far as we can get, then drive [...]
Another Stinky To Do List, Wednesday Edition
Posted in The Professoriate, tagged To Do List on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Grade three late papers from Grad Students
Grade make up quiz for Undergrad
Secure volunteers for Survey Administration
Finish formatting survey and send to copy center
Finish compiling Data File for BAPC
Teach class
Do office hours
Send out email about Grad Party
Talk to Job Interview Dude about Interview Arrangements
Take care of Adjunct Hiring Stuff
If time: Finish writing Undergrad Exam and send [...]
