I woke up with this song in my head. Tick, tick, tick; is it already the middle of June? Must find a way to stay here… Weekend fun with the Brookses: Sophie and I played footie in the back garden because the air is full of World Cup fever here. Yes, we even watched the…
Category: anxiety
Anxiously Waiting
At present, it looks like the flight is on. We shall see things develop as the day rolls on. I realise that I never got a new camera after breaking the viewing screen on mine last summer. Hmmm. In the meantime, here’s my theme song for the flight. Wish me luck.
London, Books and Catching Up
After all the stress of getting away from the snow, it was a relief to get to London and sigh with happiness. My favorite place in the world. So much to see and do: unfortunately, almost all of the pictures I took were for my friend Darlene’s second grade class, who gave me a Flat…
Facebook Philanthropy & Mediocre Mush
My latest column for BitchBuzz contemplates whether Web 2.0 is a failure. I know, I know — I am a real booster of Web 2.0 interactivity and trying to get people on line, but the results can be disappointing when that pack mentality gets transferred to the digital world: Has Web 2.0 failed? It’s supposed…
Ring Ring Goes the Bell
Classes begin tomorrow; as usual, I face that fact with a mixture of anticipation and dread. Just like the students, I prefer to be on holiday. Every new semester makes me wonder if I know what I’m doing. Birthday boy Robert (Happy Birthday, again!) says the same thing he always says, “Make them stand on…
Midpoint
I’m midway through the most stressful month of my academic career, so this is why I have been a little neglectful of the blog (though I’ve been on Facebook and Twitter plenty). I wish I could be as relaxed as Kipper, but in between teaching my classes (including a grad class and a team-taught course)…
Good Stuff
Thanks to Lisa and Lori, I had my first visit to Capital Q Smokehouse, home of great BBQ in the capital region after the usual Tuesday at Mahar’s (the best bar in the world). Wow — some very tasty brisket, cornbread, coleslaw and home fries. Good sauce, too. Huge portions, of course, so there’s a…
Back to School
Yes, the dread day has rolled around again — the beginning of the semester. I’m half joking, of course. It’s always good once it starts, but there’s always so much nervousness about the semester before it starts — how will the classes be? how will I be? have I lost my touch? Add to the…
Wrapping Things Up
Well, that’s the theory anyway. I tried to get important things done today — when not running off to see Robert’s new cottage and have lunch at Mexican Radio. I had papers and posts to grade, email to which to respond, reviews and short essays to write, blog posts to keep up with (eep —…
Crazy Haste
The next interview will be up later today; naturally, I have all the interviews at home while I’m here on campus and running like mad today, because I plan to head down to Bard to hear Liz Hand read between my classes. I will be announcing a new writing gig later this week. I just…
K. A. Laity 