Mon
5
Jan '09
no-knead bread

I adapted these garlic and cinnamon-raisin versions from the recipe supplied in the NYT by 1) adding a bowlful of squishy roasted garlic to one dough and 2) adding cinnamon and raisins to the other dough, followed by a squirt of honey as I formed it into a ball. The original recipe, however, is delicious in itself.

Sun
4
Jan '09
baked potato heads

Sat
3
Jan '09
all hail flash 9

I can upload photos!

Flash 10 + Wordpress = pure evil

Stephen Colbert to Bill O’Reilly: “People criticize what you say, but they never give you credit for how loud you say it.”

Sat
3
Jan '09
2009

Ah, 2009.  Thanks for dropping by.  2008 became so stale and tired and unwanted so quickly.

2009, you and I are grabbing the bull by the horns.

F* the economy. F* the war. F* our finances.

Things that need to be done just damn well need to be done. Like it or not.

Plod along.

Sat
27
Dec '08
postXmas

I cannot get my photos to upload for some reason, although I am sure that I have not been in the innards of my website for months.

My time has been spent thusly:

In-laws have been here for a month and a half,

I finished my master’s project,

I did not register to graduate last September,

I will probably have to take another class to officially graduate because credits begin to expire,

I have been subbing quite a bit,

I really like it,

I only sub in PonyBoy’s school,

having the in-laws here is really nice for childcare,

I don’t know what to do after they leave,

finishing that not-a-thesis took a lot of time and mental energy,

Christmas was fun,

I’m glad it’s over,

my sister-in-law came today for a two week stay,

etc.

Wed
3
Dec '08
Crawling out from under a rock

The rock, in this case, is not only the writing of my (not-a-)thesis/master’s project, but also the incredible load off of my mind of having done it after so many freaking years of having it way on a back burner to shame me with every passing thought.  On the other hand, this might be a cart-before-horse situation because 1) it’s only a draft to my advisor for any feedback and 2) I failed to register to graduate so I may have to take a class next semester to refresh my oldest grad school credits because I can’t actually graduate this year unless omeone happens to have a time machine that can trasport me back to September 26, the last day to register to graduate. And, I’m not even talking “graduation ceremony” graduate - just plain old “Hey, you’re done” graduate.

In any case, I’ve been at a total loss for the past forty-eight hours or so. What do I do with myself? My in-laws are here. I just came up from a very intense holiday week of writing, cursing, mumbling to myself, and writing some more. Except for the days that I was sick and just kept sleeping, waking up, and going back to sleep.

Thanksgiving? What was that? (Oh, yeah. Waistline is showing the pumpkin pie, unfortunately.)

Hopefully I shan’t need to edit my work too much. A 3-credit course, even if it is for a master’s project or a not-a-thesis, should only theoretically take about ninety to one hundred hours of work. I don’t think I could ever get a PhD because I could not write a dissertation. Ever.

Hello, world.

Tue
4
Nov '08
“It’s fun having a little brother!”

Schools here are having a teacher in-service day in order to keep the crowds of strangers at polling locations away from the students. Or vice versa. In either case, I think it’s a good idea. My children think it’s a great idea - they’re having a fun time with their extra day together.

Fingers - crossed.

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