It kind of looks like we were trying to out-pretty the aurora. We did not succeed.
July 7, 2026 at 1:28 AM
It kind of looks like we were trying to out-pretty the aurora. We did not succeed.
My soundtrack for the morning has been the zombie toothbrush. The shaft holding the toothbrush head got wobbly, so we bought a new one and put the old into the e-waste.
It keeps randomly starting up and sounds like an emergency alert system.
I put it in the sink to dance and scream to itself.
It keeps randomly starting up and sounds like an emergency alert system.
I put it in the sink to dance and scream to itself.
April 10, 2026 at 7:26 PM
My soundtrack for the morning has been the zombie toothbrush. The shaft holding the toothbrush head got wobbly, so we bought a new one and put the old into the e-waste.
It keeps randomly starting up and sounds like an emergency alert system.
I put it in the sink to dance and scream to itself.
It keeps randomly starting up and sounds like an emergency alert system.
I put it in the sink to dance and scream to itself.
Oh. *That's* why I'm exhausted all the time. Working on an external site as a student resource that isn't dependent on our LMS, and I listed all the classes I teach. Every year. Note that Year 1 and Year 2 describe the student population, not my teaching load.
December 24, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Oh. *That's* why I'm exhausted all the time. Working on an external site as a student resource that isn't dependent on our LMS, and I listed all the classes I teach. Every year. Note that Year 1 and Year 2 describe the student population, not my teaching load.
I have some favorite typos or student neologisms from homework assignments.
Entering the top 10 is, " ... rabbis can easily mistake fingers as treats"
Entering the top 10 is, " ... rabbis can easily mistake fingers as treats"
December 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I have some favorite typos or student neologisms from homework assignments.
Entering the top 10 is, " ... rabbis can easily mistake fingers as treats"
Entering the top 10 is, " ... rabbis can easily mistake fingers as treats"
I procrastinated and now I need to respond to two things my tenure committee recommended last year by, like, 15 minutes ago. (The rest of my tenure portfolio is complete; this is a tiny bit at the end that is important, but unlikely to be missed tonight).
One was about the instructional assistant.
One was about the instructional assistant.
October 30, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I procrastinated and now I need to respond to two things my tenure committee recommended last year by, like, 15 minutes ago. (The rest of my tenure portfolio is complete; this is a tiny bit at the end that is important, but unlikely to be missed tonight).
One was about the instructional assistant.
One was about the instructional assistant.
This is why we're still together.
He was fixing to cut fruit for his lunches this week. I came back into the living room and this is happening.
On the right, apples. On the left, knife sharpening jig. Lower left, digital magnifier.
Of course we nerd out over our tools!
He was fixing to cut fruit for his lunches this week. I came back into the living room and this is happening.
On the right, apples. On the left, knife sharpening jig. Lower left, digital magnifier.
Of course we nerd out over our tools!
October 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This is why we're still together.
He was fixing to cut fruit for his lunches this week. I came back into the living room and this is happening.
On the right, apples. On the left, knife sharpening jig. Lower left, digital magnifier.
Of course we nerd out over our tools!
He was fixing to cut fruit for his lunches this week. I came back into the living room and this is happening.
On the right, apples. On the left, knife sharpening jig. Lower left, digital magnifier.
Of course we nerd out over our tools!
Something I love about living in this era: truck driver Indian food along every major transport route in California and Nevada.
Ate at a restaurant in a Barstow gas station along the 15 recently.
The food was quite good, and the menu is downright florid.
Ate at a restaurant in a Barstow gas station along the 15 recently.
The food was quite good, and the menu is downright florid.
October 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Something I love about living in this era: truck driver Indian food along every major transport route in California and Nevada.
Ate at a restaurant in a Barstow gas station along the 15 recently.
The food was quite good, and the menu is downright florid.
Ate at a restaurant in a Barstow gas station along the 15 recently.
The food was quite good, and the menu is downright florid.
I remind myself that I'm frustrated with the new students in the fall, and by spring I love them.
I remind myself VERY VERY LOUDLY when the 15th of 34 gets the same fecking thing wrong in the exact same way. WHY DO I GIVE YOU LECTURE NOTES?
I remind myself VERY VERY LOUDLY when the 15th of 34 gets the same fecking thing wrong in the exact same way. WHY DO I GIVE YOU LECTURE NOTES?
October 20, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I remind myself that I'm frustrated with the new students in the fall, and by spring I love them.
I remind myself VERY VERY LOUDLY when the 15th of 34 gets the same fecking thing wrong in the exact same way. WHY DO I GIVE YOU LECTURE NOTES?
I remind myself VERY VERY LOUDLY when the 15th of 34 gets the same fecking thing wrong in the exact same way. WHY DO I GIVE YOU LECTURE NOTES?
If only you could have heard the snorting and snuffling the accompanied this change in position.
October 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
If only you could have heard the snorting and snuffling the accompanied this change in position.
Aaaand 2 hours later …
October 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Aaaand 2 hours later …
Can you feel the snores?
October 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Can you feel the snores?
I am trying to decide how annoyed to be (I'm annoyed already, of course, but that was on my time).
The students have to turn in a lab journal assignment after most labs.
The students have to turn in a lab journal assignment after most labs.
September 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I am trying to decide how annoyed to be (I'm annoyed already, of course, but that was on my time).
The students have to turn in a lab journal assignment after most labs.
The students have to turn in a lab journal assignment after most labs.
Tom Brady needs to look up Ochocinco's Botox person, because Chad looks beautiful and Tom is smack into Uncanny Valley territory.
September 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Tom Brady needs to look up Ochocinco's Botox person, because Chad looks beautiful and Tom is smack into Uncanny Valley territory.
Sigh. New plagiarism record: First assignment of the semester.
Good news? I guess they can't do it earlier than the first assignment.
Good news? I guess they can't do it earlier than the first assignment.
September 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Sigh. New plagiarism record: First assignment of the semester.
Good news? I guess they can't do it earlier than the first assignment.
Good news? I guess they can't do it earlier than the first assignment.
I am mildly embarrassed that it took me so long to buy a 21st century hair dryer. I avoided styling my hair because it took for-fucking-ever and I mostly don't care much. Old one tried to catch fire, so I replaced it.
Y'all, the new one takes 10 minutes to fully dry my hair and keep the curls.
Y'all, the new one takes 10 minutes to fully dry my hair and keep the curls.
September 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I am mildly embarrassed that it took me so long to buy a 21st century hair dryer. I avoided styling my hair because it took for-fucking-ever and I mostly don't care much. Old one tried to catch fire, so I replaced it.
Y'all, the new one takes 10 minutes to fully dry my hair and keep the curls.
Y'all, the new one takes 10 minutes to fully dry my hair and keep the curls.
We have full-on derp in effect here today. This morning, the doggo didn't want to get out of the car because she thought there might be snacks under the seat. I waited about 3 minutes for her to decide she had already eaten the snacks.
September 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
We have full-on derp in effect here today. This morning, the doggo didn't want to get out of the car because she thought there might be snacks under the seat. I waited about 3 minutes for her to decide she had already eaten the snacks.
My beautiful, classy pibble.
August 31, 2025 at 3:02 AM
My beautiful, classy pibble.
Because 81F wasn’t warm enough.
August 31, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Because 81F wasn’t warm enough.
Gotta love Excel. The headers on these sheets (all in the same workbook) were copy-pasted from the one at the bottom. Same clipboard, same file, just switch sheet and use Page Setup to modify headers.
August 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Gotta love Excel. The headers on these sheets (all in the same workbook) were copy-pasted from the one at the bottom. Same clipboard, same file, just switch sheet and use Page Setup to modify headers.
I am cautiously optimistic that this classroom setup will foster more collaboration among students. Yes, I'm giving them structured activities, but I already do that and it doesn't work well because there's no place for them to sit facing each other.
1/3
1/3
August 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I am cautiously optimistic that this classroom setup will foster more collaboration among students. Yes, I'm giving them structured activities, but I already do that and it doesn't work well because there's no place for them to sit facing each other.
1/3
1/3
File under "Things you rarely see in Los Angeles." (This isn't LA; I'm in Louisville KY for a conference.)
August 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
File under "Things you rarely see in Los Angeles." (This isn't LA; I'm in Louisville KY for a conference.)
I was watching a replay of some veterinary continuing education on blood transfusion. Since I teach this, I was curious about how they'd present it -- it's a complex topic, and veterinary nursing students often struggle.
July 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I was watching a replay of some veterinary continuing education on blood transfusion. Since I teach this, I was curious about how they'd present it -- it's a complex topic, and veterinary nursing students often struggle.
It's a little rough here emotionally, but here's some bagel sploot to brighten your day.
June 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
It's a little rough here emotionally, but here's some bagel sploot to brighten your day.
Student sometimes give us gifts at the end of the year. This one was clearly observing closely, as the gift bag matches the journal I carry with me everywhere. The gift inside was very sweet, too.
June 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Student sometimes give us gifts at the end of the year. This one was clearly observing closely, as the gift bag matches the journal I carry with me everywhere. The gift inside was very sweet, too.