madman31

At last the midterm tests are graded, and my brain and red pen are no worse for the wear. The kids did a little better this time overall, although there still were a considerable amount of sub-par grades.

While that is to be expected, what surprises me still is the amount of student apathy I see at this university. Students will take their D's and/or...
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Fun Halloween party at kitschy's and Idjiit's place last night. They were teriffic hosts and real troopers for allowing so many people into their home. Sorry about breaking that glass....that was when I was still sober...honest.

I made a lot of new friends and got to see a lot of not-quite-as new friends. Hopefully my friends list will expand a bit this week....
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Wow has it rally been two weeks since I updated? Ay caramba.

There are no excuses, but I'll give you some anyway.

1. Lots of visitors--my parents, then my sister-in-law, on consecutive weekends.

2. Midterms this week. I've been buried under piles and piles of essay questions.

3. I suck.

See you at the party tonight!

Man, how can there be so many displaced and/or dead African dissidents? I get multiple emails from people from Nigeria, Cameroon, South Africa--you name it--telling me that a rich, important government official was killed in a plane crash and they need my help to free up the millions of dollars they had squirreled away in a Swiss account.

If I give all of them my...
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Well, Vanderbilt's magnificent 4-0 start is now 4-2, and I'm ready to go back to emotionally detatching myself from our football program after watching two truly terrible games against MTSU and LSU. A bowl isn't looking quite as 'around the corner' as it once was.

I think myself and ten of my friends could have beaten Vandy yesterday. The offense was anemic, truly anemic.

I...
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Argh my updates have been sporadic and irregular lately. A thousand apologies to all of you who plan your calendar around by journal updates!

Not a whole lot new going on here. Classes are keeping me very busy so far this semester. I only have one new prep, but it is a pretty reading-intensive class and I try to make pretty slides for the kiddies...
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Warning: There is a very good chance that the following essay will be a profanity-filled tirade. Parental discretion is advised.

The Degeneration of Movie Etiquette

I've perhaps had one of the worst in-theater experiences of my life. No, there weren't shootings or stabbings or anything like that. Police didn't have to come escort rabble-rousers away. But there were so many incidences that I was raging...
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Big update soon, I promise. I've been tired as hell the last few days. maybe I got dengue fever or something!

Vanderbilt is 4-0...first time since 1984. I did have to get that plug in, however!

I'm still here. I promise.

It's been a nuts-o week. I've been giving exams at work, and grading them takes, well, quite a long time. One class has 42 students, another has 44. And I give essay questions as one component of the exam. That means that I get to read and grade said essays, which can take a considerable amount of time. Particularly it...
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