Monthly Archives: November 2007

This was the last week of classes for the semester, and it sure was busy. Besides the normal stuff that keeps me busy, the faculty on the job search committee finally had the applicants narrowed down to the so-called ‘long … Continue reading →

Yesterday I was sideswiped by a migraine, so I stayed home and, after a nap and a look of loathing for my computer, picked up a Willa Cather novel, O Pioneers!  It’s not anything I work on, so I didn’t … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago my office became too busy for my reading, so I settled into a chair just outside the door–within five feet of Sydney’s office door.  I knew his officemate was holding a conference in his office, … Continue reading →

Pretty much every time I read or hear a discussion about homeschooling, somebody says something to the effect that they know some people who homeschool and that these people are crazy (anywhere from somewhat antisocial to raging, wild-eyed religious fanatics). … Continue reading →

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 →