Ξ Tuesday, 09 Mar 2010 at 02:38 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Normal |
it’s that no-time again, the formless void known as spring break. after an eventful and nice trip to see my cousins down south, and returning Sunday night, here I am. the cusp of Tuesday … well, no.. over the threshold… and well into spring break.
Sleep has been my best friend of late. brought grapefruits, collard greens, mustard greens, and a couple oranges back for Nicole from my cousins’ garden. beautiful stuff. she was thrilled. the drivers are insane in Florida, crazier even than California drivers. I was threading the needle the whole time on the freeway. Everyone averaged about 80-85, so I followed suit, and hauled ass in general both ways, there and back. but it was exhilarating and fun to take the trip, a nice change from everything around here. I love my car so much. I listened to music on my iPod speakers the whole way there and back, which kept me company.
we’ve got everything in place here really. we just need to sort out our individual issues, and those we have with each other, which is at times no small task. but things are on the up and up overall in life. Nicole has a good job, and is getting good hours and such, so she’s pretty happy with that I think, and she’s liking living here more.
this week I am studying for my Latin exam next month, writing a Plutarch paper, and thinking up ideas for my Lucan paper. amid that I’m getting some much-needed relaxation. Also continuing to proofread Latin letters. so far i’ve not done a whole lot, but i’ll change that of course.
Xenosaga Episode III. awesome. play it. nuff said.
sleep is threatening to take me, but I’ll fend it off for a little while longer. take care. more transmissions eventually.
Ξ Monday, 01 Mar 2010 at 22:17 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Normal |
busy week just begun. Just proctored a midterm today in the class for which I TA, and I’m giving my second Latin exam on Friday. been putting out fires already, meeting with students, etc. Last week of reading shitloads of pages for Lucan. Going to visit my cousins down south on the Gulf this weekend; spring break starts Friday and I can’t wait. Lots of work to do during the break, but it’ll be nice nonetheless. Latin PhD comp exam late April to study for. Papers to write. Other ephemera.
Taking the car into the shop tomorrow afternoon. Hope there’s not too much to be fixed on it, and that it doesn’t cost too much. I really love having a car. Driving is divine, although other drivers make it a pain in the ass here and there. Sitting here taking a break from grading midterms, listening to the iPod as analgesic. Composed a beautiful Latin composition for tomorrow; it’s Woodrow Wilson’s inaugural speech, or a paragraph from it, spoken like Sallust. I’m very pleased with it.
otherwise I’m just here. happy. had a good weekend. Nicole and I went to a lovely place on the Gulf coast called Cedar Key. It reminds me of Florence, or Monterey, or other coastal towns like that. Probably more like Florence; Nicole says it reminded her of Carmel. We had some delicious seafood on the water at the marina, and walked around for awhile. The rain earlier in the day ceded to brilliant sunlight. It only took us an hour to get there; I didn’t realise we were so close to the Gulf. We’ll have to go there more often, and to St. Augustine as well (~1.5hr NE from Gainesville). We also saw Shutter Island Friday night. Awesome movie.
in any case, I’d better get back to grading and then sleep soon. class early as fuck tomorrow, and a busy day in general. take care.
Ξ Sunday, 21 Feb 2010 at 02:17 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Normal |
what a long, strange week I’ve fought my way through. a few long, strange weeks. I passed my Latin Lit exam, but I may have already said that. I’m getting funding for next year, which means more teaching. Everything is looking up. Classes are going wonderfully. a lot of work, but very rewarding. I’m loving my class I’m teaching. my world has changed a lot in the last few weeks as well; finally getting money, as well as some other interesting developments. (more…)
Ξ Saturday, 23 Jan 2010 at 22:39 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Normal |
I’ve been sick for the first time in months, with a cold that’s left me feeling tired-out and gloomy throughout most of the week. I won my way through to Friday, though, and I’ve been recuperating since then — I think it’s almost gone. It’s been a long week, even though we had Monday off — I know, it seems strange to say that. Ah, January, how I love and hate you. (more…)
Ξ Saturday, 09 Jan 2010 at 17:32 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Normal |
welcome to 2010. I’m not going to call it Twenty-Ten or Two Thousand and Ten, but the way I’ve always pronounced it, Two Thousand Ten (like the movie 2010), so let’s get that out of the way right now. None of the other pronunciations, while perhaps more correct (at least Two Thousand and Ten) sound appealing to my ears. I’ll be 26 this year. This happens to be my eight hundredth entry, as well, a landmark that I told myself I’d celebrate in some small way. This is also going to be the seventh year I’ve been writing all of this. It’s been more sporadic of late, I know, but that’s because things have been rather busy, as they are always wont to become. (more…)
Ξ Monday, 21 Dec 2009 at 23:49 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Normal |
and we’ve passed through to the winter solstice, and nearly beyond. the week has started out without much fanfare. Two packages arrived from my family, one at least from my sister, and I hear there are more arriving later this week. I didn’t peek, surprisingly; Nicole assured me that both were presents. a long, aimless, lazy day today. somewhat cold but not too cold. I need to go to campus tomorrow and take care of a $5 library fine, unfortunately, as well as mail some packages at the post office — I think I may ride my bike to get some goddamn exercise. (more…)
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