I’m back teaching now– two classes that I absolutely love: Advanced Composition and Introduction to Creative Writing. Thus i’ve been a bit lax on posting the last few days, sorry! But i’ll get back into the swing of it by the end of the week.
Just some quick notes for now.
Joined Goodreads– so cool to see [...]

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I’ve finally joined Facebook. I haven’t really done much with it. I don’t totally understand it. But i’ve joined it.
Great, just what I need. Another distraction, right?
In other news. I’m getting further into Madame Bovary. Lord, do they eat a lot in that book. So many descriptions of food. And Emma certainly puts on and [...]

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*B. Manilow (special nod to Lola)
HAPPY NEW YEAR
I know, i’m a little late. We got back this morning at 12:30 a.m. from Cincinnati.
We had a nice time.
Ate too much (Ted’s mom is a fabulous cook). Not to mention she had the best gifts for us. My stocking was stuffed with books (JM Coetzee’s new [...]

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On Sunday we checked out a bunch of Antique and Thrift stores in Ocean Beach, San Diego with our friend, Aaron C from NYC. He found a ton of cool stuff, but he works for Martha Stewart so he has an eye for it.
I did find these two postcards, though.
Aren’t they brilliant? [...]

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Got another coupla postcards in the mail.
This one is from Daisy in jolly 0l’ England. I love the background paper and of course, the scantily-clad lady.

And then Lee sent me this one (though I don’t think he was my swap partner; I think he just sent it out of the goodness of his heart). I [...]

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My semester(s) is (are) done. what a confusing sentence, eh?
I mean i’m done with my two schools–finals graded, grades and attendance turned in. I don’t think i’ll be going back until January(yay!).
I’m so wanting to finish this book i’ve been reading, “The Perfect Man,” by Naeem Murr. It’s beautifully written, and I love that [...]

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It’s my Dad’s birthday today. I believe he’s 66 years old (he always said he was a year younger than my mom, but I don’t think i’ve ever seen his actual driver’s license or anything to verify it). my dad doesn’t read my blog, at least not that i know of. he does have email– [...]

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Garsh, where does the time go?
I can’t believe I haven’t blogged all week (and I was doing so well!).
Anyway, to catch up we had a fun time at the Halloween party last Saturday– where Ted and I dressed up as a Scout Master and his Cub Scout.

Don’t we look cute?
Quick (but scary) story about getting [...]

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So, continuing with the “Bewitched” theme (it is almost Halloween, after all), I gave a reading last night at the San Diego Writer’s Ink/Ink Spot with several of my fellow Creative Writing Instructors from one of the colleges where I teach.
The story I read is called “Bothered, Bewildered” and was published last year in a [...]

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Forgot to post this picture– it’s from the other night when I made Tex-Mex and Pumpkin Muffins. Ted made us martinis, and I took a photo of mine because it looked so good (I like ‘em dirty). It wasn’t until later that I noticed the jar of cat treats from Pounce in the background.
Such is [...]

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