One of the books I’d bought at Powell’s last night was Panther by Brecht Evens. It is a gorgeously illustrated work–a piece of fiction, to be sure. A comic? A graphic tale? Anyway, it starts out as a lovely, if sad story about a little girl with an imaginary friend Read more…
I went to Powell’s tonight and heard two essayists read and then talk for a bit about essays. Elena Passarello read from Animals Strike Curious Poses and Jesse Donaldson read from On Homesickness: A Plea. MAN DO I MISS TALKING ABOUT ESSAYS! Some people do that on FB, and I Read more…
my specific interactions with students the reasons that I cried a couple of times today why/why not I might actual be a better teacher this year than last year all the things I need to write essays about Can’t or won’t, though? I am usually an over-sharer, but sometimes the boundaries Read more…
I watched the entirety of The Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years today and I think I am just a little bit dumber. But, it brought up some interesting ideas about truth and documentaries, and then I watched a wild interview with the director, Penelope Spheeris, from before Read more…
Two things. I learned this tidbit today: language may shape how we make moral decisions. And, I am going to choose an “exercise” related goal for my next better than goal. Part of it will include doing a set of exercise that this magazine I just bought assures me will Read more…
My tech writing course opens tomorrow, and it is ready to go! I also cleaned all of (the inside of) my house this weekend. I did not finish everything I wanted to finish this weekend, but my school stuff was priority. My mom saw the house today for the first Read more…
Today I cleaned up my house and I cleaned up my university course. I also noticed a gap (related to cover letters) and found something to fill it. Tomorrow, I will need to scan a few pages of another text and add a reading. Brief soapbox: Knowing how to write Read more…
It’s raining, and I have blisters on my toes–from the cold floors. I honestly thought those were last experienced in Jane Austen novels or Little House on the Prairie, but nope. Here, too. A student has asked me a great question, and so I am poking around the internets, on Read more…
When I am feeling anxious I plan out knitting projects. I sort through my bins or bags until I come up with yarn I want to use for something, then I scroll through Ravelry for a couple of hours looking at patterns, projects, and notes, hoping for the right combination Read more…
You know what I hate most about owning a home? How all of the sexy stuff like rugs and curtains and rose gardens and pea gravel beds is always and forever interminably on hold while totally unsexy things like baseboards and potholes and refrigerator compressors take priority. (I’m willing to Read more…