Embarking on Week 4

So far this semester, I have: 1) taught 4 major texts (in addition to some articles and things) I’ve never taught before, 2) survived three hideous Tuesdays, 3) done a lot of research-related reading and thinking, though not nearly enough actual writing, 4) presided over a potentially horrifying committee meeting that turned out just to [...]

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In Which I Have Too Much to Do to Write a Coherent Single-Topic Post

Actually, that’s been the thing that’s been getting in the way of regular blogging for me this semester.  I’m going full throttle in so many different directions that when I sit down to write I don’t have it in me to write coherently, so then I don’t write here, and then I feel like too [...]

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Resources

I am planning a follow-up post to my one about hostility to research from last week, but I need to be in the right mood to write it, so it may take a bit.  (Pontificating takes more energy than rambling, which is what I have the energy to do on this Monday morning.) Anyway, I [...]

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Monday, Ugh

So, I had a pretty fabulous weekend, which involved just about no work.  Friday I finally saw True Grit (AWESOME), Saturday I went to buy some more knitting supplies (I’m nearly done with scarf #1 but since I don’t know how to finish anything, I figured I needed to put it aside and start something [...]

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