Author Archives: fustianist

This afternoon Sydney and I bought plane tickets to England.  It took four hours and I verged on tears and epithets more than once (“What?  They already had the price with taxes!  Where is this extra $150 from?  I can’t … Continue reading →

After a day of too much internet-surfing (this, despite having a husband across the table studiously translating Latin), I finally settled into some real work–and now I’m really wound up over it. If you have never read some of Virginia … Continue reading →

Sydney and I took a walk in the bird sanctuary near our house this morning. I was itching to stretch my legs, and it gave him a chance to try out his new binoculars. Despite the overcast day and the … Continue reading →

Sydney’s off to his last class before Thanksgiving.  I’m at home, grading my students’ final papers.  My goal is to have them done before Thanksgiving and have the final grades tallied, so that I stop juggling the their-work/my-work problem for … Continue reading →

This weekend was fun.  Like actually fun, fun that other people might recognize as fun. Sydney’s birthday falls on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, so I told him I was taking him out to his favorite Thai restaurant the Saturday before … Continue reading →

I just got an email from the Cornell Bursar office, alerting me that they will soon be sending out W-2s.  Wait a minute, that’s what starts tax season.  Are they serious?  I just did that!  Cycles in seasons are lovely, … Continue reading →

I’ve recently had the chance to learn what a migraine is first-hand.  Three times in the past two weeks I’ve woken up with a migraine (thanks to my doctor for telling me what it is, even if he hasn’t yet … Continue reading →

to say their mail carrier had a package that required a signature for delivery.  We’re assuming that package is Sydney’s passport.  I guess I can begin my mourning now . . . and start my list of teas and books … Continue reading →

Tonight Sydney and I went to see Apollo’s Fire, a group that does 17th-century music and that includes musicians playing period instruments, singers (ahh, love the clear sound of early music soloists), and even a dancer.  We weren’t totally sold … Continue reading →

Okay, so it’s been an interesting couple of days.  I am in a seminar that is supposed to help students prepare their dissertation prospectus after they take their qualifying exams.  I’m just gearing up for my exams, so I’m behind … Continue reading →