(dave e)

it lives

blog? what blog?

power went out at 2:30 thursday afternoon. came back on 12:30 tuesday morning. threw out pretty much all food and got a better sense of what should go in an it's-the-end-of-the-world kit. i guess we weathered.... oh... we're not talking about the hurricane anymore? ok. sorry, i'm behind.

courses seem to be alright. although i'm sensing some unease, some reluctance to respond to discussion questions. once the conversation begins, things are good, but some prompts are falling pretty flat. can't put a finger on it. bad discussion questions, maybe. five years into teaching, i'm still trying to learn the art of shutting up and letting students think and respond to questions. i'm quite happy about both groups this semester, as they seem pretty much right on -- keeping me on my toes, anyway [note: for the first time, i'm wondering whether any of them have found this alleged blog. hmmm.], but the first few weeks of bliss are clearly over.

i've been told i have a job in the spring. that's comforting. i'll be a traditional t.a. finally (grading student work, no lectures, no exam prep, no leading of discussion). pros and cons abound, i imagine, but, hey, the axe is swinging, so it's good to know that it won't hit me before may. right now is fellowship application time (as you two who are reading this no doubt know).

finally went to the afi silver last night. attended the jim henson event. fun fun fun to watch the old muppet material. a little too much panel discussion, though. as others have made clear already, i'll say that the "theatre and cultural center" is a striking building. as we sat there last night, i found myself kicked by myself for not seeing this summer's screening of lawrence of arabia. couldn't be helped. maybe next time.

oh, my director likes the chapter i wrote this summer. time to article-ize it.

i feel pretty sleepy. must be friday afternoon.

Posted by dave at September 26, 2003 4:12 PM | TrackBack