This is the first Friday in a long time that has felt like a Friday to me. I don’t mind so much that I have to work tomorrow. The prospect has been ruining my ability to enjoy a Friday lately. Fridays are a great day of the week and I was starting to miss them.…

I am having a break in the somewhat hectic routine of my life here in this moment. Some say I am a neat freak. Some say I come from a long line of neurotic cleaners. Both of my grandmothers fold plastic grocery bags. Maybe I am just meticulous or in some odd way I am…

I am on the road again this weekend. I will be truckin’ our little doggie up to my parents to get her fixed. I am a little worried, but I guess it’s really no big deal. Not really looking forward to the drive and I am still not used to this schedule where I feel…

So we went on a little getaway to the Napa Valley. The valley was beautiful, the wines plentiful and sufficient in variety. It was truly enjoyable. I had a great time. Funny how traveling for relaxation purposes always seems to be something one needs to recover from. I am very tired. I need to get…

I am teaching today. I am at work on a Saturday and since it is one of the three days a week I work, I guess I am not going to complain that much. Everyday, I try to impose on my students a sense of what they will face in the workplace. It’s amazing how…

Well, I braved the mountain yesterday. Splash Mountain that is. I am a big chicken when it comes to fast, scary rides, but yesterday was my day of victory. DZ and Nicole and I decided on a whim to go to Disneyland for the day. I can hardly believe what an easy time we had…

Another first day of a new term that is. This is the evil term of Saturdays. Well, so far I am not minding too much. I remember more about Quark than I thought. So the house is getting closer and closer to not being a hideous mess. We are tearing apart the office for real…

I am sorry, but Arizona and I just don’t jive. I was tired and dry and coughing the whole time we were there. And the sun takes forever to set. Once it finally does go down, the temperature is much more tolerable. Anyway, I am glad to be back in my favorite state. It was…

Well, maybe not the world, but my corner of it and all. I don’t really want to even acknowledge the sludge that is going on in certain other places on this planet, so I won’t…not here. Mother’s Day was a lot of fun. We went to see my parents. It was a lovely time, we…

Anything good I was feeling this morning has turned sour in my stomach as I hold in my hand the evaluations for this term. I have always faired at least satisfactorily on these evals. Me as a teacher. But this time there seems to be a cloud looming overhead. Last time I passed these out,…