Monday, October 27, 2008
Bitchy Comment
Can everyone please stop talking about the weather? You'd think they'd never seen autumn before. Just put on your hoodie and shut up.
Funny Picture
Lara took these pictures of us on Saturday. I like them. They're kind of funny. I wish I were clever enough to add witty captions.
We went to a Halloween party. I was "Someone Who Has an Actual Social Life." Lara and Shannon were Juno MacGuff and Paulie Bleaker, and their costumes were awesome.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Harry Ransom Center
Be prepared to nerd out with me for a second...
I got to see three original William Caxton books today - "The History of Troy," which is the first book ever printed in England, "The Canterbury Tales," which turned out to be only two pages, not the whole book, and "The arte and crafte for to knowe well to deye," which I wrote my Master's thesis on. It was awesome.
Then, I got to see a 1493 printing of John Gower's Confessio Amantis in its original binding: Two wooden blocks stuck together with a piece of animal skin that was drilled into the wood with wooden pegs which were held in place by pieces of twine. Amazing! I had never seen a binding that old before. I was so afraid I was going to break it. And there wasn't anybody even supervising me! What are they thinking???
So, it was a fun trip. Also, whoever re-bound "The arte and crafte" had randomly stuck in a page of Latin at the beginning. I haven't had Latin in two years, but I could read enough to figure out it was a wedding mass. I was proud of myself!
I got to see three original William Caxton books today - "The History of Troy," which is the first book ever printed in England, "The Canterbury Tales," which turned out to be only two pages, not the whole book, and "The arte and crafte for to knowe well to deye," which I wrote my Master's thesis on. It was awesome.
Then, I got to see a 1493 printing of John Gower's Confessio Amantis in its original binding: Two wooden blocks stuck together with a piece of animal skin that was drilled into the wood with wooden pegs which were held in place by pieces of twine. Amazing! I had never seen a binding that old before. I was so afraid I was going to break it. And there wasn't anybody even supervising me! What are they thinking???
So, it was a fun trip. Also, whoever re-bound "The arte and crafte" had randomly stuck in a page of Latin at the beginning. I haven't had Latin in two years, but I could read enough to figure out it was a wedding mass. I was proud of myself!
Monday, October 13, 2008
What to Blog About?
Monday is the day I have my weekly freak out, so I am in a mood. Here are things that are going on:
1) We are starting week #3 of NO WORKERS IN OUR HOUSE. We have no kitchen and no laundry room and our contractor keeps lying to us about when people are coming and what exactly they will be doing when they get there. I guess that second lie doesn't really matter since no one ever comes.
2) I left my bookbag at home today. I was running late and in a big hurry and since we are currently living in a perpetual state of disorganization, I just left it. So, my book for class today, my students' graded papers, and the book I need for class on Wednesday are all in Dallas. Ugh.
3) I am in Waco until Thursday this week due to the stupidest class field trip ever to the UT library in Austin. Hopefully I will at least get to see an original book printed by William Caxton. That's the guy who printed Malory's Morte d'Arthur for those of you who don't have a Master's degree in Medieval Studies. He's kind of a big deal. You know, among those of us who do have a Master's degree in Medieval Studies.
4) We put Toad in doggie day care today to keep him out of the way of the non-existent workers in our house. He did OK. And it was relatively cheap and close to Jonathan's office, so I think we may have a place to take him when we need to instead of imposing on all our friends! Woo hoo! Unfortunately, they are not doing day care the rest of this week b/c some of their staff are out sick and the Barretts - being the fabulous friends that they are - are letting Toad stay at their house.
5) After another weekend of "nothing but work, work, work all the time" (that's my new motto) I am so ready for a vacation. I just need to hold out until December. I am planning out my schedule for next semester, and I am purposely signing up for nothing but literature courses because the work load this semester with my research class is too much. It is a miserable way to live.
6) Currently have on AMC, and they are playing "The Sting." I'm sad Paul Newman is gone. And Robert Redford was sooooo handsome. And I don't even like blondes.
1) We are starting week #3 of NO WORKERS IN OUR HOUSE. We have no kitchen and no laundry room and our contractor keeps lying to us about when people are coming and what exactly they will be doing when they get there. I guess that second lie doesn't really matter since no one ever comes.
2) I left my bookbag at home today. I was running late and in a big hurry and since we are currently living in a perpetual state of disorganization, I just left it. So, my book for class today, my students' graded papers, and the book I need for class on Wednesday are all in Dallas. Ugh.
3) I am in Waco until Thursday this week due to the stupidest class field trip ever to the UT library in Austin. Hopefully I will at least get to see an original book printed by William Caxton. That's the guy who printed Malory's Morte d'Arthur for those of you who don't have a Master's degree in Medieval Studies. He's kind of a big deal. You know, among those of us who do have a Master's degree in Medieval Studies.
4) We put Toad in doggie day care today to keep him out of the way of the non-existent workers in our house. He did OK. And it was relatively cheap and close to Jonathan's office, so I think we may have a place to take him when we need to instead of imposing on all our friends! Woo hoo! Unfortunately, they are not doing day care the rest of this week b/c some of their staff are out sick and the Barretts - being the fabulous friends that they are - are letting Toad stay at their house.
5) After another weekend of "nothing but work, work, work all the time" (that's my new motto) I am so ready for a vacation. I just need to hold out until December. I am planning out my schedule for next semester, and I am purposely signing up for nothing but literature courses because the work load this semester with my research class is too much. It is a miserable way to live.
6) Currently have on AMC, and they are playing "The Sting." I'm sad Paul Newman is gone. And Robert Redford was sooooo handsome. And I don't even like blondes.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
New Lamp
I just won this on E-bay. It's pretty much my favorite thing ever.
I don't really like the shade, but the lamp part is AWESOME!
I don't really like the shade, but the lamp part is AWESOME!
Friday, October 10, 2008
Toad's Waco Vet
I had dinner the other night with one of my former college roommates, Kristin. Since college she has gotten her veterinary degree, and since her husband is a professional musician whose band is based out of Waco, she has moved back here. I found her on Facebook, and I was thrilled to see that I actually knew someone in Waco. She has a veterinary practice about 15 minutes from my apartment.
So, this afternoon Jonathan was looking for doggie daycare places for Toad, and we realized that he has not gotten a Bordetella vaccination in the last 6 months. Doggie daycares will not accept dogs without that vaccination, and Toad is with me in Waco right now, so we kind of thought we were screwed because I couldn't take him to the vet. I was like, "I don't know any vets in Waco!" But, then, I remembered, I actually do!
I called and they fit me in within 30 mins of my phone call. I drove him over there, Kristin herself actually gave him the shot which took all of 15 seconds, and we were home within another 20 minutes. Easy! And she didn't even charge me for the visit, just the medicine. Sometimes it's really nice to have the right connections!
So, this afternoon Jonathan was looking for doggie daycare places for Toad, and we realized that he has not gotten a Bordetella vaccination in the last 6 months. Doggie daycares will not accept dogs without that vaccination, and Toad is with me in Waco right now, so we kind of thought we were screwed because I couldn't take him to the vet. I was like, "I don't know any vets in Waco!" But, then, I remembered, I actually do!
I called and they fit me in within 30 mins of my phone call. I drove him over there, Kristin herself actually gave him the shot which took all of 15 seconds, and we were home within another 20 minutes. Easy! And she didn't even charge me for the visit, just the medicine. Sometimes it's really nice to have the right connections!
Thursday, October 9, 2008
I Hate That I Haven't Posted
But really, I've just been doing school stuff. Well, that's not true. Last weekend we bought a ton of crap for our house. We bought new bedroom furniture - we totally bought a KING bed. Can you believe it? We are jumping from a full to a king. And my fantasy is that we will never fight over the sheets again! That necessitated buying new mattresses, and we got the pillowtop kind. Seriously, I feel like we're gong to be in the lap of luxury. No more 20-year-old mattress! And I am not exaggerating. My parents bought our current mattress for me when I was 11. I am now 31. Count'em - that's 20 years! No wonder my back hurts.
We also bought a new comforter and sheets, and Jonathan bought us a living room rug this week. We also found a "fainting chaise" for the reading room. I am going to come home and faint on it everyday until I get on my own nerves.
Other than that, I have nothing really to report. My classes -both kinds - are fine, and I won't bore any of you with the details. I am staying in Waco until Saturday this week which is kind of sad, since I'm lonely. But I just couldn't stomach driving to Dallas and back again to attend the silly Parents' Weekend coffee I have to go to on Saturday morning. In even more boring news, gas in Waco is $2.95!
One good thing is that Toad is here with me. He is being pretty good. I think he likes this apartment - it's harder for him to lose me here than at home.
We also bought a new comforter and sheets, and Jonathan bought us a living room rug this week. We also found a "fainting chaise" for the reading room. I am going to come home and faint on it everyday until I get on my own nerves.
Other than that, I have nothing really to report. My classes -both kinds - are fine, and I won't bore any of you with the details. I am staying in Waco until Saturday this week which is kind of sad, since I'm lonely. But I just couldn't stomach driving to Dallas and back again to attend the silly Parents' Weekend coffee I have to go to on Saturday morning. In even more boring news, gas in Waco is $2.95!
One good thing is that Toad is here with me. He is being pretty good. I think he likes this apartment - it's harder for him to lose me here than at home.
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