Sunday, November 30, 2008

Two Weeks of To Do

1. Grade 50 papers (maybe some won't turn them in?!)
2. Grade 50 tests
3. Retake the GRE (Tuesday)
4. Lecture at least 5 more times
5. Start and Finish 5 Applications for PhDland
6. Buy tickets to see the in-laws with the measly check they gave us for airfare
7. Contact cat-sitter
8. Manage to not lose my mind
9. Manage to not gain more weight and maybe lose some
10. Clean my house so the cat sitter doesn't judge me, can't handle a repeat of last year

Monday, November 24, 2008

First Worldwide Festival of Dignified Rage



"Our voice is small to be the echo of that word, our gaze small for so
much dignified rage.

The process of seeing each other, looking at each other, speaking to
each other, listening to each other, is still lacking.

We are others, the other.

If this world does not have a place for us, then another world must be made.

With no tool other than our rage, no material other than our dignity."

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Thanks tac for making sure I had this! Looks like there will be a job for me after all!

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Anywhere a Mouse Can Go...

Way to go class! Stellar use of prepositions!

"Slavery was very common among Bob."
"He saw the workers of trying to take advantage of him."
"The workers went in great lengths."
"Mexico has gone thru many changes." (Though not used incorrectly, still must be spelled right.)
"In this time of period..."