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Recent Weblog Entries
Date:03/02/10
That rushing feeling
Man, catastrophe nearly hit me sideways. I was supposed to drive the carpool with Jim to Karate today, but last week he had mentioned he wouldn't be going on Thursday and somehow this got turned around into him not going on Tuesday. This meant I got home from work at like 5:30, started cooking dinner at 5:45, and it was all warm, delicious and ready by 6:10, which is the exact moment when Jim called asking where I was.
Damnit.
Well fortunately I hustled out there and picked him up, and he was gracious enough not to rub it in my face, and when I got home the food microwaved pretty well, so in the end it turned out okay. Plus I'm now having some nostalgia from college: milk in a glass with scoops of strawberry ice cream. Deeelish.
Also Sensei Jon is letting me participate in advanced classes now. Yay! Soon I will be brown, I can feel it. I must work hard to minimize the chances of faceplanting.
Date:02/24/10
Brain dump
Have I mentioned being done with GS is awesome?
Well awesome in the sense that I have time to do stuff now. Much less awesome in the sense that a lot of stuff still needs to be done, and in particular my thesis. Gwagh! I started the greenhouse yesterday, gotta get more counting done tomorrow. Fun times.
I'm starting to be bothered by not having my Spring schedule. Dr. Hedrick (bio dept chair) is waaay behind, probably because of the combination of budget crisis and him teaching for the first time since he's become chair. Fortunately I have already slotted out the most likely jobs I may get, and I don't need to know my office hours for a while. There was also just about zero choice as to when the karate training was scheduled next quarter. Tu/Th form 2-4PM. I really wish it weren't so, because it means I can't go all out, since I go train at JKASV from 7-9 on Tu/Th. I'll just consider it a warmup I guess. It's entirely possible to teach by standing around and making corrections.
I realized recently just how much JKASV has influenced my teaching style. I tend to follow their pattern more, which is often good, but they don't really emphasize teaching kata, and I do, so I have to make some adjustments. It's okay though, there seems to be enough time for everything, somehow.
Next week is week 9, which is the last week of chemistry lab at Concord (week 10 is the lab quiz and locker check), and week 9 of bio is a review week and week 10 is the final. I need to ask Dr. Word whether he wants anything out at all for the final or everything away.
That last week will be pretty easy I suppose! This upcoming Friday will have stuff but the next Friday will be lazy (good thing, since that's when I'm grading portfolios!). I do have to reinventory chemicals to see which ones are in the yellow zone (none are in the red zone yet, needing-more-wise)
And now, off to bed early so I don't feel like stabbing myself in the face when it comes time to work on thesis tomorrow! Whee!
Date:02/16/10
Madness!
No karate tonight, on account of the church room being in use. This means spare time!!!11
Almost too much time it seems. Haven't accomplished a whole lot, mostly blaming Bridget for getting me to watch Probe the TV series on youtube (mercifully only has 7 episodes, but each seems at least an hour). It was definitely ahead of its time, evoking the sensations modern detective shows have. The protagonist is basically one part CSI one-man team and one part L from Death Note, with a shot of The Doctor from Dr. Who. Delicious fun, but I was also hoping to get stuff done tonight.
Well at least my bedtime isn't for another 3 hours.
Date:02/11/10
Home Cooking
I haven't cooked a real meal for myself and eaten it in WEEKS. Oh sure I've made lunch several times, made Mac&cheese for Natalie, and even made rice to go with turkey pot pies. But over a third of my meals for the last few weeks have been restaurant food (Subway, Chipotle, and El Grullense comprise about 90%) because of my insane schedule and specifically the long Concord commute.
But tonight, I got home from thesis work in time to make dinner! I made fried rice with ground beef, egg and veggies (also have barely had any veggies at home except for some broccoli). It's nice to feel accomplished. Also nice to know I've eaten something that isn't expensive *or* bad for me!
This week is about done. This weekend seems to be real busy, and next week the same old grind. Weekend after that looks to be easy though! Yay.
Ok, gonna get ready for karate. Just another day in my 6-karate-classes-per-week schedule! It will probably be more next quarter!
(I don't work hard enough when I teach though. I do try to hold stances and move around as much as possible but the focus isn't on me so it's not the same. Still counts for something though)