The Military Is Everywhere
The military has been popping up everywhere for me this week.
After spending a good chunk of class last night discussing the politics of death and burial (the discussion about religion and sexuality veered slightly off course), this morning I stumble across this article about a widow of a Wiccan soldier who is suing to have […]
Long days
Tuesdays are the longest days, when I feel like my brain is at the peak of fried-ness. In the mornings I get to campus at 7:30, have office hours from 9-noon, then TA for the psychology class from 12:30 until two. Sometimes - like today - I spend the hours between 2 and 4 scanning […]
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Auto-pilot
I think I’ve finally achieved what has eluded me for the past four years: life on auto-pilot. While it doesn’t seem that great, I managed to make it through a pretty rough weekend - two days of training separated by a lovely day of academic work - relatively unscathed. Granted, last night I had nightmares […]
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Invisible homeless
As part of my job as a teaching assistant, I watch films for the class and develop response questions connecting the film to the readings. This Thursday, the students will be viewing It WAS a Wonderful Life, a documentary made in 1992 about six or seven “invisible homeless women” of Los Angeles.
It’s interesting how my […]
New shoes
After my first day of work, I’ve learned something very important. I can’t wear flip-flops to work, but I also can’t be the only person walking around in dress slacks and heels.
So, we made a trip today to the local affordable haberdashery (er, Payless) and I picked up these puppies. I was torn between […]
The Academic as a child
Academic for lack of a better identifying term. Perhaps I should use pseudo-academic, or pseudo-bookstore employee. The Beer Aficionado? Bah!
Journals have had this crazy place in my life lately, whether it’s my reappearance here blogging, or with the fat diaries, or with my participation in 1000 journals popping back up. I emailed the last person […]
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The Fat Bookplate
It has been suggested by various parties that the color theme change to something a little more pink, or a little more seafoam, or a little less orange in general.
I’m still mulling it over, but at least I’ve got the basics down for what will eventually be the bookplate, my sole contribution to The […]
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The Bookseller Monologues
Amazingly, I got the call yesterday that the bookstore I wanted to work at was offering me the position I wanted - which of course I accepted. Now I start the Friday after this Friday, and already I’m having all sorts of terrible thoughts. What if I show up horribly over-dressed? Horribly under-dressed? What if […]
The criticisms of my students would serve as a good warning to visitors of Seeworthy: she talks too fast, she's too hard on us, she assigns too much work, and you have to be a dyke to get a good grade.
In other words, I'm a big, fat, queer, feminist meanie, and I am totally out to get you. Graaagh!
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