February 2009
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday
I spent my day traveling with a massive hangover. Ugh. Spent my last night in Phoenix at an Irish Pub. Ended up dancing with some Brazilian to an old man playing Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard covers. Twas an interesting night, indeed.
I still feel like utter shite, so I think I’m gonna have some jasmine tea and hit the hay.
January 2009
Say It Ain't So! →
To Whoever Is In Charge of These Things:
nashvilleneedsmoremetaphors:
saramcpherson:
I would be eternally ecstatic - if for nothing but the blogging material - to someday live in one of the following actual towns or cities:
Intercourse, Alabama Unalaska, Alaska Floss, Arizona Hasty, Arkansas Hooker, Arkansas Magazine, Arkansas Toad Suck, Arkansas Scarface, California Dinosaur, Colorado Hygiene, Colorado Blue Ball, Delaware...
jholla:
herestothehalcyon:
shit! My flight that I thought left tomorrow at 6:30 left today at 6:30. Damn, damn, damn
Damn! Is it an easy fix?
Phew. Just got off the phone. Leaving tomorrow (when I thought I was). Only cost me $75.
The sad thing is that I have always mocked people who miss flights because I didn’t understand how you could possibly forget when your flight left. ...
shit! My flight that I thought left tomorrow at 6:30 left today at 6:30. Damn, damn, damn
I'm Off...
To a meeting for one of the 3 student orgs that I advise (one of the 6 or 10 drawbacks of my current job).
Debating....
I just discovered that a position came open at a more prestigious university in a part of the country where I’d much rather live.
I’ve just started my 4th semester at the university I’m at now and it’s my first job out of grad school.
Debating about if I should submit my application…
Academia is such a strange world to traverse.
Global Warming Is Irreversible? →
jholla:
Okay, so I totally added the question mark at the end of the title of this article, but say it ain’t so! I see satellite imagery of our earth on a daily basis. I work with several people from CReSIS (Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets - ( https://www.cresis.ku.edu/ ), and there is plenty of evidence out there that suggests that our actions are obsolete and have little if any impact...
jholla:
I think I read too much Kerouac and Thoreau at a very young age. On days like these where its horribly dreary outside and I’m pushing paperwork I always feel down about what I dreamt I would be doing at this age. Of course my childish imagination allowed me to believe that I would be dauntless and mobile, traveling all the time with little responsibility. Hell, I...
MMM. I just made beef tips with noodles and it is TASSSTTEEEYYY
Geez, I love (and miss) this radio station. ... →
Wish I was Still Here
“Next month the Texas A&M University system will begin offering $10,000 bonuses to faculty members who get the highest marks on student evaluations.”
So, there is an institution that still values quality teachers. When I taught there as a grad student, I regularly received evaluations that where higher than even the tenured full-professors. Looks like it would be bonus time for...
-15 at 5:30
I’m not sure that a) I’m ready to start getting up this early every morning again or b) that I’m ready to go out in that cold.
But, both I must do….and I’m sure I’ll survive. Just give me one more cup of coffee.
Have a good day, tumblrs!
If You're Ever Up For Sushi in St. Paul →
First Day of Class Tomorrow...
…and I just got done with the syllabi for my MWF classes. Don’t even ask about T/R. Normally by this time I have at least 2 weeks of lectures ready.
Yup, I’m lacking a little in the inspiration department right now.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-25) →
Jeremy Messersmith (39)
The Tallest Man on Earth (23)
Kasey Chambers (14)
Jesse Malin (10)
Jay Bennett (10)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Ferraby Lionheart is apparently working on a new...
Chicken Noodle Soup
After having been away from my apartment for a month, I have a lot of things that I really need to catch up on around here. In an effort to tie myself to the house for the day, I’ve decided to make Chicken Noodle Soup…..stock and all from scratch. Last time I did this, it was one of the best things I’ve ever eaten. Wanna play along? Here’s what you need for the Stock:
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jholla:
I want somebody to cook me breakfast, damnit!!
Me too.
New Haircut..
These bangs (aka fringe) are going to take some getting used to…….
New Justin Townes Earle. I’m positively...
I'm not sure I buy in to all that zodiac crap.....
…but some of this is unnervingly accurate
Capricorn! About Your Sign…
Capricorn is one of the most stable and (mostly) serious of the zodiacal types. These independent, rocklike characters have many sterling qualities. They are normally confident, strong willed and calm. These hardworking, unemotional, shrewd, practical, responsible, persevering, and cautious to the extreme persons,...
trappedintime:
Bishop Allen - “Don’t Hideaway”
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one last thing before I go.
somesensicalnonsense:if you could be anywhere right now… where would you be…? honesty is key.later all you beautiful people.
On the roof of Momo’s in Austin. Drinking a cold, frosty beverage and listening to a good band.
Thursday!
jholla:
I’m only excited about today because I woke up feeling like a normal person - sans cold medicine. I’m going to drink a shit-ton of coffee and actually get things done.
On a different note a group of maintenance workers from facilities operations here at KU just stopped in my office to tell me that the vents directly above my desk are not filtered or connected to any air duct...
What I Read For Fun
seibold:
Said The Gramophone
Last Plane to Jakarta
Chromewaves
Edward Champion
My Old Kentucky
Did It Leak
Rubin Recommends
Large Hearted Boy
Kottke
3 Quarks Daily
David Byrne
Lens Culture
Just a list of my favorite entertainment blogs.
Should I be reading more? Please share!
I am Fuel, You are Friends
seibold66
seibold:
That’s my last.fm
everyone add me.
done mine’s littleamen
Did That Just REALLY Happen?
The guy in the office next to me just farted really loud. So loud I could hear it from my office. It’s not like we work in cubicals…..we have walls and doors and everything. I’m trying not to laugh. Juvenile? Yeah, for sure. Toilet humour will never lose the funny for me.
Back In The Saddle Again
seibold:
Back at work after five days off.
I have a few students following me now. That changes everything…
I’m watching the inauguration with my students for the most part today.
Ha! I understand that completely. I had a few students find me on Facebook….thus the reason I started this new/annonymous blog.
Silly Me....
seibold:
herestothehalcyon:
I thought 10 years in college would do away with the days of searching for a summer job.
Think Starbucks will hire someone with a PhD?
Hehe. I have to get one too…but I am thinking Borders. What is your PhD in? I’m envious that you already have yours. Six more years for me…
Unfortunately, student loan payments and rent don’t go away in the summer (one...
Clips for all of the songs on Jason Isbell's new... →