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Welcome to my blog. I am Elizabeth Kleinfeld, Assistant Professor of English and Writing Center Director at Metropolitan State College of Denver. Here are 100 things about me.
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    (rules as they come to me)

    1. If a meeting has a specified end time, leave at that time, even if the meeting isn't over.
    2. If a meeting does not have a specified end time, call the meeting convener and ask when the meeting will end. Leave at the specified end time.
    3. Bring something to work on in case the meeting starts late.

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    September 2007



    no allegory, just a cave

    Sunday, 30 September 2007 4:26 P GMT-07
    I feel like I’ve been in a cave for the past week, working, working, working, working. I put in long days every day last week and worked about 8 hours on Saturday. Today I’ve worked about 7 hours so far and have more papers to grade after
    Category: parenting personal

    too much work

    Tuesday, 25 September 2007 9:00 P GMT-07
    I wondered a couple weeks ago if this semester was actually busier than others. I think it is. Yesterday I put in 12 hours, today I put in 13, and I am still behind. And every week has been like this since August 20. I think I usually have one o
    Category: academia

    what I got done this weekend

    Sunday, 23 September 2007 11:18 A GMT-07
    Once classes start, I seem to get personal things done only on weekends. There are a few exceptions, but mostly I work, work, work Monday through Friday and then cram all my personal projects and socializing into the weekends. Whatever doesn’t
    Category: parenting personal food gardening pedagogy & teaching

    I love to eavesdrop

    Wednesday, 19 September 2007 8:31 P GMT-07
    Professing Mama posted yesterday about getting back into reading professional journals after being in a dissertation cocoon. I’ve always loved reading professional journals. Maybe because I’m in a very small department at a fairly sm
    Category: academia

    organizing teaching notes

    Tuesday, 18 September 2007 3:42 P GMT-07
    I am trying something new this semester to keep track of my class plans. I am using the Outlook calendar notes to type in what starts as a “to do list” for each class. Sometimes the list stays in list format, and sometimes I flesh out the
    Category: pedagogy & teaching
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    a tale of fair(y) use

    Wednesday, 12 September 2007 9:11 P GMT-07
    YouTube to the rescue again. All your questions about copyright are answered here.
    Category: academia
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    Reality Check - This is NOT Fat

    Tuesday, 11 September 2007 6:24 A GMT-07
    I didn't see the performance--I hear it was bizarre. Her parenting is not top notch. She's unbalanced. Fine. But fat????? Gimme a break.
    Category: personal
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    this semester's classes

    Thursday, 6 September 2007 8:13 P GMT-07
    I’m not sure how true this is, but I feel like this is the busiest semester beginning I’ve had since I started teaching in 1993. I don’t know if it’s because I’ve taken on a new position in the department or what, but I
    Category: comp pedagogy & teaching

    developing part time instructors

    Wednesday, 5 September 2007 9:33 P GMT-07
    I am now three weeks into my tenure as “Part Time Lead,” a very strange title that probably means nothing to anyone outside of Red Rocks Community College. The title refers to the fact that I am the official coordinator (“Lead&rdquo
    Category: comp academia
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    silly me--I expected technology to work tonight (like I am)

    Monday, 3 September 2007 7:31 P GMT-07
    I’m trying to prep classes for tomorrow, but naturally, Blackboard is down so I can’t read students’ responses to the reading and incorporate them into my planning. The College library’s online catalog function isn’t wor
    Category: pedagogy & teaching