food and a call for help
I’ve spent a bunch of time today setting up promotional events (blog tours stuff mostly) and some interviews, and my Shindig event, which is going to me doing a reading online for all of you and whoever wants to attend…
Whatta day
First barfboy returned and thusly spent the day intermittently barfing and sleeping and annoying me. In between barf bouts he always feels good, and then it comes upon him, and voila! Puke. Also, I fell back asleep today hard on…
blebity glub
I’m tired. I’m so tired, that every time I sit down to make a post, I have nothing worth saying. In fact, I have gibberish. My life for the last week has involved nothing more than grading papers and teaching.…
worthy of mention
Read in a student paper today: “he had Ivies coming out if arms.” –I rather think that could be interesting in a story, actually. It’s far more interested in the IVs he undoubtedly had. Read in a student text today:…
the day of annoyances
You know all those things that you put off doing and then they pile up and you have to find a shovel and finally dig out? Today was my day for dealing with those. I wanted to write. I planned…
Enter the weekend
Two weeks down on the first block of the semester and 1.5 left. The weekend is here and much has to be done. I sent the proof pages back on Blood Winter this week. That means the book will come…
Woes, ghosts, and slight insanity
Tomorrow is the first day of school for the kids. Girlie is excited. Boy is freaked out. Tons of woe and angst. He loves school, but he’s moving into middle school where Things are Done Differently and he is totally…
Fair rides and thunder and lightning
Took the kids to the fair last night so they could ride rides. Ours is a tiny fair. Maybe smaller than that. Anyhow, there really aren’t a lot of rides, but the kids get excited about them and so we…
Hump Day
It can stop being hot any day now. Okay, really it’s cooler than yesterday, but not in my classroom. And the smoke from the Idaho fires is settling in tonight. The fair starts tomorrow. The kids entered some art pieces…
ready or not, back to work
I finished putting together my class today and uploaded it into the Moodle system. Well, it’s not really done. I’m afraid I’m something of a pantser when it comes to teaching. I like to go with the teachable moments and…