Bardiac

We have this rule that faculty are supposed to notify first year students this week about where they stand grade-wise for their courses.  So...

I'm back from a fabulous SAA!  I learned so much!  So MUCH! My seminar had a great conversation; it's absolutely wonderful to get ...

The first year of the crocus smile , taken on April 19th. The second year of the crocus smile , taken on April 29th. This year, it...

I went out birding this morning, my first time out this spring.  I drove to where there are likely to be migrants, and there were some ducks...

I gave a midterm today in one course (students seemed to be feeling good about it as they left, which gives me hope that they showed how muc...

Someone on my facebook feed posted about this new blog , going day by day through Henslowe's "diary." Way cool!  Check it ou...

I got a note on Friday telling me that my proposal for an internal grant for next spring has been granted (is that the word I want?) and so ...

He's still dead.  So it's not that. Nope, I'm scheduled to teach our upper level Shakespeare course again this fall.  I hadn...

I've been playing the violin for over a month now.  I can play (well, take that with a grain of salt) "Twinkle Twinkle" in thr...

Over the past ten years or more, I've participated a number of times in a small "scholarship" program my department has with t...

I don't remember when I first saw Cabaret, but probably a long, long time ago.  I was young enough, or maybe the times were ripe enough,...

A couple of weeks ago, the local news broadcasts all had segments on which local high school football player was signing a letter of intent ...

I've been practicing the violin, as you might imagine.  It's really deeply pleasurable.  By that, I don't mean I sound good, bec...

I just graded a small stack of short papers by the students in my senior seminar, and I have to say, they were stellar, every single one, wi...

Holy cow, it's REALLY hard to not grip the violin neck or bow with a death grip AND try to bow AND try to finger!  I may be having that ...

My senior seminar discussion today felt committed and caring and real.  I felt like it mattered to me, and it mattered to the students. I...

I had my second violin lesson yesterday.  I wasn't anxious (as I was the first time), but after a rough day, I was looking forward to so...

Our Center for Excellent Teaching without Money sends out a weekly reading with a commentary by one of the supposed experts at the center (p...

I've been practicing holding my bow, playing pizzicato, and trying to make my own song.  And of course, it's been fun to think about...

If you remember, I blogged at the beginning of the year about starting violin lessons .  This week, I had my first violin lesson.  I have ...