Happy Halloween!
We ran out of candy halfway through the official T&T times. Argh!
We are now hiding in our house, making plans to go to the movies.
Archive for October, 2009
Happy Halloween
Posted in Photos, tagged Pictures on October 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Out of the frying pan …
Posted in The Professoriate, tagged administrativa, Advising on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
… and into the fire! A cliché, I know, but completely descriptive of what’s going to happen to me next week! As you may remember (from my extensive whining on this blog), I have had the October from hell. It was one thing after another: first, the program review; second, the first research presentation; and finally, [...]
Juxtaposition
Posted in Miscellany, Photos, tagged Books on October 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I just noticed this tonight. I didn’t do this on purpose.
But yes, that’s the Virgin Mary,
stashed behind two books that talk about teen sex and promiscuity.
Descent into a Crazy Week
Posted in Uncategorized on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m alive. And soon, I’ll be back to blogging. This chair gig takes up way more time than I thought it would.
did you eat the puppy?
Posted in Photos, tagged Dogs on October 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »
He sure looks like he ate the puppy!
Getting old is a bitch, eh?
Friday, ahhh …
Posted in The Professoriate, Wat Stom!, tagged Academia on October 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Good:
The Coach’s team will be playing for the district championship tonight and the weather has finally cleared up! No need for umbrellas! No need for boots! No need for raincoats!
My classes are over for the day. Right now, I’m sitting in my office waiting for a student to show up for mentoring. I’m [...]
Ethical Dilemmas
Posted in The Professoriate, tagged administrativa, book buyers on October 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The book buyers are out in force today. In the last 50 minutes, two different buyers have stopped by my office. I don’t have anything to sell because I am using all my textbooks, but the question remains: is it ethical to sell your exam copies?
On Reference Letters
Posted in The Professoriate, tagged reference letters on October 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Today, I did something that I have never done in my entire career at USC — I refused to write a reference letter. First of all, the student asked me to write a letter at noon on the day the letter is due. Second, I know I have this student in class for the first time this [...]
Wounded
Posted in Wat Stom! on October 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s been a rough teaching day. First, I got a nasty papercut … then I stabbed myself with a staple in the middle of class. Blah.
My Sunday
Posted in It's My Life, The Professoriate, tagged administrativa on October 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What does a professor do on Sundays? Why, work, of course! So far today, I have accomplished the following:
Balanced checkbook
Paid bills
Dropped deposit off at one bank.
Dropped deposit off at another bank.
Dropped car payment off at a third bank.
Put gas in my car.
Cleaned out my email (which took close to 2 hours because I was out [...]
