When did I become we instead of me?
As I am putting together the materials I need to apply for my dream job, I realized that sometime in the past year or so I have lost the ability to call successes “mine.” When I updated my CV to …
Category: Miscellaneous
Only a little geeky
I found a fun link to the inner geek Geek Test on Brad’s Blog. At 32.34714% he’s much geekier than my almost normal 23.86588%. I suspect this is because I cannot program in any computer languages and have never hacked …
I am midnight
You Are Midnight You are more than a little eccentric, and you’re apt to keep very unusual habits.Whether you’re a nightowl, living in a commune, or taking a vow of silence – you like to experiment with your lifestyle.Expressing your …
Feeling Geeky
I enjoy taking tests. I have no idea why. Perhaps it is because tests were the one area I excelled at as a child. I just don’t know. I love the silly ones I find on on other blogs like …
Blog Widgets
I recently subscribed to MyBlogLog and it is rapidly becoming one of my favorite community building tools. Late at night I like to traipse through the Internet clicking on faces I see that interest me, drifting to new places, finding …
Happy Mother’s Day
It’s so easy to look back and wish that my mother had been a different sort of mother or that I had been a different sort of daughter. I think it is safe to say that we did not and …
potpourri
Late at night when I am too exhausted to sleep I browse vacations on-line. I need one. My husband learned this week that he passed the Colorado Bar exam. Ho! Ho! Ho! He finished up law school in December and …
Mirabile Visu – 300
There is a latin saying "mirabile visu" which means wonderful to behold. It’s the perfect phrase to describe the recent movie 300 which is based on a Frank Miller’s graphic novel of the battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. King …
February was long
My schedule is not quite free enough to get back to posting regularly but this past month warranted a post all of its own. Teaching: There are only two more weeks left in this 10 week quarter. Teaching 1 hour …
Short Blog Hiatus Needed
I am swamped. Short blog hiatus between now and March 15 may be coming. During this 10 week quarter where I am teaching a class with 90+ students four days a week, the fluff time in my schedule is completely …