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[octoprof]

Good evening scampster, verbena, zarathustra, paddington, scotia, erictho, and wegie!

Get 'er done, doctor scampster!

Still feeling icky. I have stayed in the recliner and worked on the computer while trying to breathe and also watched the big football game.

Today, we have sort of a to do list and sort of a wish list. I feel like using bullets today.

Friday

• wake
• crawl to recliner
• breakfast
• figure out what we are doing about visitation and funeral timing
• figure out what we are doing about visiting Mr. W's Mom, given the funeral stuff and my ickyness
• finish grading last quarter of 419 exams
• lunch
• watch ball game
• try to rest (physically) and get well
  • Have walked to the kitchen a couple of times and otherwise am glued in the recliner.
• thingamabob #6, #7, #8, #9 (or as many as possible)
• supper
• meds
• collapse

Here's a listy brain dump for the rest of the semester. Will organize it better later.

Teaching

• Fall Semester ending
  • grade 419 exams
  • post 419 scores
  • update 419 website
  • create 219 exam keys
  • create 419 final
  • print 419 final
  • grade 619 presentations (i.e. assign number grades using my notes)
  • create 619 final

• Spring semester prep
  • proof 219 Spring schedule
  • proof 419 Spring schedule
  • proof 219 Spring syllabus
  • proof 419 Spring syllabus
  • email 219 Spring students with textbook info
  • email 419 Spring students with textbook info

Research related
OM#3
  rerun OM#3 data - (in progress, will take the rest of my natural life)
    tables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
  recreate 12 tables and 3 figures - (in progress, will take the rest of my natural life)
    tables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
  make the tables fit the format guidelines
  figure out how to extract the data for tables 8 and 9 since stata keeps saying "too many variables"
    Why can't I remember how I did this last year?
  pull hair out - I think bald is going to be an ugly look for me, unfortunately.
OM#11 - rerun the data I corrected on the plane
OM#2 revision (off with new co-author L)
  run some analyses for L
OM#1 revision (off with old co-author C)
code more JA data
collect IP data

Service
thingamabob, parts
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
whatchamacallit, parts
  1  2

Training related
swim swim swim (Saturday if I'm well enough)
weights (start back Monday?)
elliptical (Monday?) (I'm allowed to do this, supposedly)
spin class (Wednesday? Friday?)

event planning
photograph the things for the event website
send letters to JB and to K asking for product donations
set up website
update website info from last year
send draft of S letter to M

[verbena]

Over here, this weekend, still:

mark 15 12 papers and calculate final grades for that class
get to the supermarket and the fish store
skim that book
write those two recs
read that book proposal
write that grant report
apply for that other grant
tote that barge
lift that bale....

[zarathustra]

I swear my list got longer while I was off the Chron.  I swear.

Thanksgiving Weekend

Write up Faculty Dev. Spending
Submit Fri. Recital form for Nutcracker
Write EA’s Comm. Review for P&T
Do IDEA form
Start painting office---->tomorrow
--look for stuff in my garage
--get supplies from Walmart
--get paint
---tape off sections
set up Flute Studio Christmas party
practice ---> in progress

Oh...I have to take out the trash too.

[octoprof]

Good evening scampster, verbena, zarathustra, paddington, scotia, erictho, and wegie!

Get 'er done, doctor scampster!

Still feeling icky. I have stayed in the recliner and worked on the computer while trying to breathe and also watched the big football game.

I think I'm getting to the end of my productivity today, such that it was.

Today, we have sort of a to do list and sort of a wish list. I feel like using bullets today.

Friday

• wake
• crawl to recliner
• breakfast
• figure out what we are doing about visitation and funeral timing
• figure out what we are doing about visiting Mr. W's Mom, given the funeral stuff and my ickyness
• finish grading last quarter of 419 exams
• lunch
• watch ball game
• try to rest (physically) and get well
  • Have walked to the kitchen a couple of times and otherwise am glued in the recliner.
  • I did go up the stairs once, to deal with laundry Mr. W. started. He is gone to the funeral home visitation.
• thingamabob #6, #7, #8, #9 (or as many as possible)
• supper
• meds
• collapse

Here's a listy brain dump for the rest of the semester. Will organize it better later.

Teaching

• Fall Semester ending
  • grade 419 exams
  • post 419 scores
  • update 419 website
  • create 219 exam keys
  • create 419 final
  • print 419 final
  • grade 619 presentations (i.e. assign number grades using my notes)
  • create 619 final

• Spring semester prep
  • proof 219 Spring schedule
  • proof 419 Spring schedule
  • proof 219 Spring syllabus
  • proof 419 Spring syllabus
  • email 219 Spring students with textbook info
  • email 419 Spring students with textbook info

Research related
OM#3
  rerun OM#3 data - (in progress, will take the rest of my natural life)
    tables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
  recreate 12 tables and 3 figures - (in progress, will take the rest of my natural life)
    tables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
  make the tables fit the format guidelines
  figure out how to extract the data for tables 8 and 9 since stata keeps saying "too many variables"
    Why can't I remember how I did this last year?
  pull hair out - I think bald is going to be an ugly look for me, unfortunately.
OM#11 - rerun the data I corrected on the plane
OM#2 revision (off with new co-author L)
  run some analyses for L
OM#1 revision (off with old co-author C)
code more JA data
collect IP data

Service
thingamabob, parts
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
whatchamacallit, parts
  1  2

Training related
swim swim swim (Saturday if I'm well enough)
weights (start back Monday?)
elliptical (Monday?) (I'm allowed to do this, supposedly)
spin class (Wednesday? Friday?)

event planning
photograph the things for the event website
send letters to JB and to K asking for product donations
set up website
update website info from last year
send draft of S letter to M

[octoprof]

newflash: I'm over half-way done with the thingamabob!

Good evening scampster, verbena, zarathustra, paddington, scotia, erictho, and wegie!

Get 'er done, doctor scampster!

Still feeling icky. I have stayed in the recliner and worked on the computer while trying to breathe and also watched the big football game.

I think I'm getting to the end of my productivity today, such that it was.

Today, we have sort of a to do list and sort of a wish list. I feel like using bullets today.

Friday

• wake
• crawl to recliner
• breakfast
• figure out what we are doing about visitation and funeral timing
• figure out what we are doing about visiting Mr. W's Mom, given the funeral stuff and my ickyness
• finish grading last quarter of 419 exams
• lunch
• watch ball game
• try to rest (physically) and get well
  • Have walked to the kitchen a couple of times and otherwise am glued in the recliner.
  • I did go up the stairs once, to deal with laundry Mr. W. started. He is gone to the funeral home visitation.
• thingamabob #6, #7, #8, #9 (or as many as possible)
• post 419 scores
• supper
• meds
• collapse

Here's a listy brain dump for the rest of the semester. Will organize it better later.

Teaching

• Fall Semester ending
  • grade 419 exams
  • post 419 scores
  • update 419 website
  • create 219 exam keys
  • create 419 final
  • print 419 final
  • grade 619 presentations (i.e. assign number grades using my notes)
  • create 619 final

• Spring semester prep
  • proof 219 Spring schedule
  • proof 419 Spring schedule
  • proof 219 Spring syllabus
  • proof 419 Spring syllabus
  • email 219 Spring students with textbook info
  • email 419 Spring students with textbook info

Research related
OM#3
  rerun OM#3 data - (in progress, will take the rest of my natural life)
    tables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
  recreate 12 tables and 3 figures - (in progress, will take the rest of my natural life)
    tables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
  make the tables fit the format guidelines
  figure out how to extract the data for tables 8 and 9 since stata keeps saying "too many variables"
    Why can't I remember how I did this last year?
  pull hair out - I think bald is going to be an ugly look for me, unfortunately.
OM#11 - rerun the data I corrected on the plane
OM#2 revision (off with new co-author L)
  run some analyses for L
OM#1 revision (off with old co-author C)
code more JA data
collect IP data

Service
thingamabob, parts
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
whatchamacallit, parts
  1  2

Training related
swim swim swim (Saturday if I'm well enough)
weights (start back Monday?)
elliptical (Monday?) (I'm allowed to do this, supposedly)
spin class (Wednesday? Friday?)

event planning
photograph the things for the event website
send letters to JB and to K asking for product donations
set up website
update website info from last year
send draft of S letter to M

[malcha]

Oof, I've been in full on family mode when I haven't been participating in irritating class debates.  Now I am just glad to be back in my own place for a few hours of solitude.  Today will be all day family.

Only almost killed SIL once.  Not bad.

[octoprof]

Oof, I've been in full on family mode when I haven't been participating in irritating class debates.  Now I am just glad to be back in my own place for a few hours of solitude.  Today will be all day family.

Only almost killed SIL once.  Not bad.

She's still alive. No harm, no foul! :o)

[octoprof]

newflash: I'm over half-way done with the thingamabob!

Good night scampster, verbena, zarathustra, paddington, scotia, erictho, and wegie!

Get 'er done, doctor scampster!

I'm drifting off to the watebed and Niagara Falls.

Today, we have sort of a to do list and sort of a wish list. I feel like using bullets today.

Friday

• wake
• crawl to recliner
• breakfast
• figure out what we are doing about visitation and funeral timing
• figure out what we are doing about visiting Mr. W's Mom, given the funeral stuff and my ickyness
• finish grading last quarter of 419 exams
• lunch
• watch ball game
• try to rest (physically) and get well
  • Have walked to the kitchen a couple of times and otherwise am glued in the recliner.
  • I did go up the stairs once, to deal with laundry Mr. W. started. He is gone to the funeral home visitation.
• thingamabob #6, #7, #8, #9 (or as many as possible)
• post 419 scores
• supper (Might not bother)
• meds
• collapse

Here's a listy brain dump for the rest of the semester. Will organize it better later.

Teaching

• Fall Semester ending
  • grade 419 exams
  • post 419 scores
  • update 419 website
  • create 219 exam keys
  • create 419 final
  • print 419 final
  • grade 619 presentations (i.e. assign number grades using my notes)
  • create 619 final

• Spring semester prep
  • proof 219 Spring schedule
    • Double check assignments against old and new texts
  • proof 419 Spring schedule
  • proof 219 Spring syllabus
  • proof 419 Spring syllabus
  • email 219 Spring students with textbook info
  • email 419 Spring students with textbook info

Research related
OM#3
  rerun OM#3 data - (in progress, will take the rest of my natural life)
    tables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
  recreate 12 tables and 3 figures - (in progress, will take the rest of my natural life)
    tables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
  make the tables fit the format guidelines
  figure out how to extract the data for tables 8 and 9 since stata keeps saying "too many variables"
    Why can't I remember how I did this last year?
  pull hair out - I think bald is going to be an ugly look for me, unfortunately.
OM#11 - rerun the data I corrected on the plane
OM#2 revision (off with new co-author L)
  run some analyses for L
OM#1 revision (off with old co-author C)
code more JA data
collect IP data

Service
thingamabob, parts
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
whatchamacallit, parts
  1  2
figure out schedule for review thing and talk to H about it

Training related
swim swim swim (Saturday if I'm well enough)
weights (start back Monday?)
elliptical (Monday?) (I'm allowed to do this, supposedly)
spin class (Wednesday? Friday?)

event planning
photograph the things for the event website
send letters to JB and to K asking for product donations
set up website
update website info from last year
send draft of S letter to M

[paddington_bear]

Paddington,

I have been eyeballing an itouch for a while now as well... I'm trying to decide if the 8G will go down after the holidays...

I'm thinking that the 8 is too small for me. But the 32 is too big. But it's better to have one that's too big than too small, I guess. I'm guessing/hoping that the price will go down before or after Xmas. If not, the $30 difference - while significant, I guess - isn't enough to get me to buy it in the next four hours.

The idea that classes start again on Monday thoroughly depresses me. Made better somewhat by the fact that there are then only 2 more weeks of school. That fact, however, has its own depressing aspects.

Speaking of depressions, in my wine- and tiredness-induced depression last night, I decided that my New Year's resolution needs to be a big one. I'm not sure what, exactly, but it has to be BIG.

The day will/should go as follows:

soon: get off butt and move upstairs
next: take off sheets, rotate mattress
then: go through drawers and closets
followed by: exercise and shower?
subsequently: hungry yet?
and: see where things stand for the day

Here's my Thanksgiving break task list (actual tasks and actual completion may vary):
may vary):

Domestic
change sheets on bed
rotate mattress
do laundry 1X
go through closets/drawers
donate clothes to Salvation Army they're in bags, but not sure when I'll drop them off
clean bathrooms
get car inspected and oil changed
a little yardwork

Academic
read for class1
start book for spring
grade class2 papers
do stuff for D

Fun
go through magazines
go to movies
go to mall - NOT on Black Friday
finally finish fun book

paddington

[octoprof]

newflash: I'm over half-way done with the thingamabob!

Good night scampster, verbena, zarathustra, paddington, scotia, erictho, and wegie!

Get 'er done, doctor scampster!

I'm drifting off to the waterbed and Niagara Falls.

Argh! I keep thinking of more things that need to be done...

Friday

• wake
• crawl to recliner
• breakfast
• figure out what we are doing about visitation and funeral timing
• figure out what we are doing about visiting Mr. W's Mom, given the funeral stuff and my ickyness
• finish grading last quarter of 419 exams
• lunch
• watch ball game
• try to rest (physically) and get well
  • Have walked to the kitchen a couple of times and otherwise am glued in the recliner.
  • I did go up the stairs once, to deal with laundry Mr. W. started. He is gone to the funeral home visitation.
• thingamabob #6, #7, #8, #9 (or as many as possible)
• post 419 scores
• supper (Might not bother)
• meds
• collapse

Here's a listy brain dump for the rest of the semester. Will organize it better later.

Teaching

• Fall Semester ending
  • grade 419 exams
  • post 419 scores
  • update 419 website
  • create 219 exam keys
  • create 419 final
  • print 419 final
  • grade 619 presentations (i.e. assign number grades using my notes)
  • create 619 final
• create 219 final exam
• create 219 final exam versions
• create 219 final exam keys

• Spring semester prep
  • proof 219 Spring schedule
    • Double check assignments against old and new texts
  • proof 419 Spring schedule
  • proof 219 Spring syllabus
  • proof 419 Spring syllabus
  • email 219 Spring students with textbook info
  • email 419 Spring students with textbook info

Research related
OM#3
  rerun OM#3 data - (in progress, will take the rest of my natural life)
    tables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
  recreate 12 tables and 3 figures - (in progress, will take the rest of my natural life)
    tables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
  make the tables fit the format guidelines
  figure out how to extract the data for tables 8 and 9 since stata keeps saying "too many variables"
    Why can't I remember how I did this last year?
  pull hair out - I think bald is going to be an ugly look for me, unfortunately.
OM#11 - rerun the data I corrected on the plane
OM#2 revision (off with new co-author L)
  run some analyses for L
OM#1 revision (off with old co-author C)
code more JA data
collect IP data

Service
thingamabob, parts
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
whatchamacallit, parts
  1  2
figure out schedule for review thing and talk to H about it

Training related
swim swim swim (Saturday if I'm well enough)
weights (start back Monday?)
elliptical (Monday?) (I'm allowed to do this, supposedly)
spin class (Wednesday? Friday?)

event planning
photograph the things for the event website
send letters to JB and to K asking for product donations
set up website
update website info from last year
send draft of S letter to M

[paddington_bear]

Good night!

The day will/should go as follows:

soon: get off butt and move upstairs
next: take off sheets, rotate mattress
then: go through drawers and closets
followed by: exercise and shower?
subsequently: hungry yet?
and: see where things stand for the day

Here's my Thanksgiving break task list (actual tasks and actual completion may vary):
may vary):

Domestic
change sheets on bed
rotate mattress
do laundry 1X
go through closets/drawers
donate clothes to Salvation Army they're in bags, but not sure when I'll drop them off
clean bathrooms
get car inspected and oil changed
a little yardwork

Academic
read for class1
start book for spring
grade class2 papers
do stuff for D

Fun
go through magazines
go to movies
go to mall - NOT on Black Friday
finally finish fun book

paddington

[zarathustra]

Oh crap---the trash.

Tomorrow I paint and go back into survival mode...what do I absolutely HAVE to do to this weekend get through the week?

I've decided since I'm painting and I have two dress rehearsals Sun. and Mon., that I won't clean this weekend, and I'll do some emergency tidying on Tues., my "light day."  But  I think I have to paint before the pressure is on to move out of the temporary office back into the renovated office.


Thanksgiving Weekend

Write up Faculty Dev. Spending
Submit Fri. Recital form for Nutcracker
Write EA’s Comm. Review for P&T
Do IDEA form
Start painting office---->tomorrow
--look for stuff in my garage
--get supplies from Walmart
--get paint
---tape off sections
set up Flute Studio Christmas party
practice ---> in progress

Oh...I have to take out the trash too.(see above)

[wegie]

Afternoon all!

<snuffle, snuffle, snuffle>

After a lazy morning in bed, we have emerged. WH seems intent on assembling the IKEA flat pack. I think that getting out of the house to avoid the fate of watching him seems like a good idea!

• Coffee
• Shower
• Dishwashing
  • Unload last night's
  • Plates and glasses
  • Pots and pans -- just about to go in
  • Tonight's dinner things
• Shopping (me) -- yesterday's list wasn't as comprehensive as I thought it was :-(
• Assemble thing from IKEA (WH)
• Make Christmas pudding (WH) -- yes, it is a week late, but at least he's got around to doing it this year!
• Watch rugby -- Come on, Ireland!
• Start tidying front room and moving vast numbers of book boxes
• Start assembling new bookcases?
• Dinner -- salt cod, either with chickpeas and chard or Vizcayan if I can get some dried peppers
• Slump
• Bed

[seventhyear]

Wow, how did 4 days with no classes pass with so little progress on the grading?

Actually, I did do some serious organization at home.  My evening of grading was interrupted by family drama.  Today I will get things done.  Woe to whoever tries to get in my way.

-breakfast
-work grading on 200 level exam

[malcha]

Good morning.  More family today.  Between group work and family stuff I've been spending way, way too much time with other people.  Psycho-Hermit Malcha is coming online.

My internet connection is having problems -- ISP's website says it is their fault, but doesn't say anything about how it will be fixed in the immediate future.