Somehow I thought May would be less busy, since the UW semester ended May 3. I gave my students until May 10 to submit final projects, which means I just finished grading today (May 16). And the University must’ve tightened some regulation or something, because I (and lots of other faculty & instructors) got all … [Read more…]
Friday – International Women’s Day – we went to the Madison symphony. It was a night of three featured soloists – who all play in the band: the concertmaster, on violin; first clarinet; and the tuba player. I find it hard to call him “tubist” although that seems to be the correct term. I made … [Read more…]
…wearing red in solidarity (although I am at University of WI so it’s just as likely to be seen as badger red), and drinking instant coffee that I already had in my desk drawer, so I’m not going out and spending money. And here’s a slideshow of vacation minder messages, how people say they’re not … [Read more…]