I’d call most of the last week or two a period of “getting ready”… for various things. Daniel and I had a housewarming/birthday/late-Halloween party Saturday night with a few good friends, and while we nearly killed one another (and ourselves) for planning a party one week after moving into the house, in the end it …

Zogby apparently did a poll gauging Americans’ preference between Matt Santos and Arnie Vinnick. As in, the two presidential candidates on NBC’s The West Wing show. As if having those two participating in a live debate Sunday night isn’t confusing enough for the sheep in our country. Don’t get me wrong — I don’t think …

I was having a perfectly fine day at work today — I took my student assistant to lunch for fajitas and a little heart-to-heart vis-a-vis the whole subject of the future. I actually managed to get quite a bit done (and, more importantly, actually worked an ENTIRE day, shock shock). Then, about a quarter to …

I get a good chuckle out of the Quick DFW horoscope. Like yesterday’s: Today is a 4 There’s plenty of work for you. Too much, even. It isn’t fair, but that’s just life. Keep checking things off your list. I guess it’s inevitable that others at TWU will find this out soon enough,… so I …

A ton of crap happened today. Namely: – I did an inspired job on my data analysis midterm. I mean, I TOTALLY kicked that test’s ass. I was the first one in my class of 16 or so done, prompting my professor (who had adjourned to his office while we took the open-book, open-note exam) …

I swear, I’ve NEVER had a moving experience like this one. Yes, folks, I’m back online… and since I blogged last, so much has happened that I don’t even really know where to begin. I could pepper you all with a lengthy tale of our moving adventure, but you probably don’t care to know ALL …

So, the guy who’s been living in the house the last month (the previous owner and now tenant) hasn’t exactly been inspiring confidence about his knowledge of the impending move. To wit, on Saturday he said to me on the phone, “Now, WHEN is it again that we’re supposed to be out of the house?” …

I’m behind. WAY behind. I’m behind on: * Packing — didn’t do anything last night {yawn} … too tired. * Reading/homework — about a week’s worth, now. * Work — my inbox at work is now up to a startling 140 items, some of which I’ve been unable to attend to for nearly a month, …

One of my favorite Slate writers, Emily Yoffe (whose book, “What the Dog Did: Tales from a Formerly Reluctant Dog Owner,” has been on my Amazon.com wish list forever), just wrote an article about learning to drive a stick shift that gave me a case of the giggles. I cannot imagine if I’d had to …

There are several really funny mugs with expressions composed of office jargon here, but this one’s probably my favorite: