By the time this posts, I should be on my way via planes, trains and automobiles (not to mention the bus to the airport in Edinburgh). It’s hard to believe my fantastic year has drawn to a close. Needless to say, I have no wish to leave Scotland and already have my ticket back. My…
Category: frustration
Keeping Abreast of the Fabulous
All right, even I am having difficulty at times keeping up with all the news, so if I repeat something here, it just means you’re paying attention, well done, here’s a cookie! Soon I have to leave the glories of Alba for the um, gories? of Albany. Alas. Which means I have to figure out…
The How To Issue
[One of many responses to the How To Issue] How To Guide: World Domination Some people use the holidays to give gifts, bond with families and eat too much. These people will never control the globe. Lots of people have a good string of days off this time of year when they are free of…
Kipper Lost! and Found!
UPDATE: He’s been found! Now being spoiled with some tuna — a neighbour let him in and then he was retrieved. Whew!! Poor little guy! He got out of Barb’s house. We’re hoping he hasn’t gone too far and can be lured back in. She saw him on the porch, but he ran off. She’s…
Well Done, Gardai
So, two trips wasted now.(V)-_-(V) I spent yesterday finding the Garda Immigration Office in Galway. It turns out to be in a mostly unmarked building (there’s a tiny plaque among the others) in the Byzantine wastelands of a charmless industrial park in the part of Galway that doesn’t end up on the postcards. After at…
Life at No. 10
Still trying to sort out the practical matters: you know how much patience I have for that (>__<) but I have to splice it together which I should have been doing with all that free time but I only remembered it now. More anon!
Frustrations
Hastily as I have no time (literally, my 20 min voucher ticks away) things to date: no phone, no internet because I didn’t have a bank account until today and couldn’t deposit my check before tomorrow, so no money in account and no bank statement. Argh — no internet on campus because the request for…
Carrot & Stick
I have a favor to ask of you: it’s not really much and this time of year, you might be spending a lot of time in the particular location anyway. I have a birthday wish. I realise it’s a few weeks away yet, but you need some preparation time. The good news is that it…
Moping and Missing Friends
The nor’easter puts the kibosh on plans for the party at Elena’s. I was so looking forward to seeing everybody tonight! I am now going to sulk and watch sad movies… once I finish grading. Bleh.
The Thing about Vampires
Teaching is all about planning + improvisation. You have to plan well and provide a structure, but it’s also important to roll with the vagaries of the unexpected. Today was a case for this kind of flexibility. After talking about the ambiguity that signaled the 1980s shift in horror films, we were all primed to…
K. A. Laity 