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    February 2009



    RBOC, late Feb. edition

    Saturday, 28 February 2009 9:03 A GMT-07
    It’s been a busy two weeks since I last posted. Amy and I completely reworked the student introduction and a chapter of our book, which involved about 10 days of banging our heads against all available hard surfaces, a moment of inspiration, an
    Category: academia

    Valentine's Day from a kid's pespective

    Wednesday, 11 February 2009 9:55 P GMT-07
    I’ll take a break from badmouthing Valentine’s Day to tell this story. I was helping Lily make valentines for her classmates tonight and Lily said, “Mom, how about if I tell you about the best things about each person as I write the
    Category: parenting
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    Valentine’s Day rant, part 2 of 2

    Monday, 9 February 2009 10:32 P GMT-07
    Valentine’s Day doesn’t celebrate love as much as it celebrates co-dependency. Two people, one man and one woman, of course, who need each other. Fall apart without each other. Are incomplete without the other. Ick. Why is co-dependency s
    Category: personal

    organizing for annual reviews, etc.

    Sunday, 8 February 2009 10:12 P GMT-07
    Those ridiculous organizing skills I mentioned? Here are my secrets. Nothing too radical. I keep five files, one for each evaluation category (teaching, service, advising, professional development, reassigned time), and just drop things into the
    Category: academia surviving work

    Lily earns a high orange belt

    Saturday, 7 February 2009 11:23 P GMT-07
    Category: parenting
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    Valentine's Day rant, part 1 of 2 (possibly 3)

    Saturday, 7 February 2009 10:33 P GMT-07
    When I was a kid and I got Valentine’s Day cards from my parents and friends, I thought it was a perfectly fine holiday. In my opinion, any day that highlighted chocolate had to be a good day. But once I got old enough to realize that Valentine
    Category: personal GLBT

    things that irritated me today

    Thursday, 5 February 2009 9:07 P GMT-07
    Adults calling mothers “mommies.” Gross. The only person who can call me “mommy” is my daughter and she shouldn’t do that for much longer. Pop-up-blocker-immune pop up windows. Grrrr. A telemarketer calling my classroom.
    Category: personal
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    does zero drafting work?

    Wednesday, 4 February 2009 12:45 P GMT-07
    Breena commented Ok, I'll bite. I have been trying to work on getting my papers started earlier and not feeling like I need to have an argument to start with. The problem is, that zero draft doesn't seem to help me much, I still can't rea
    Category: pedagogy & teaching

    beginning of spring semester RBOC

    Tuesday, 3 February 2009 2:23 P GMT-07
    For whatever reason, Metro has a number of serious deadlines stacked up in the first few weeks of the semester, which has made me feel like all work and no play lately. Well, ok, just a little play (cake photos). The big IRB deadline I was working to
    Category: personal academia surviving work food

    Randy's birthday cakes

    Sunday, 1 February 2009 1:49 A GMT-07
    Baking again. For my friend’s husband’s birthday party, I made two flourless chocolate cakes, along with drunken cherries (fresh and dried cherries soaked in Amaretto) and Amaretto whipped cream. Here are the two cakes, along with the dru
    Category: food
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