Brief Update

Or not brief ... I'm never brief, but I'm going to try.

I'm trying to quit smoking ... again ... I've been very moody as a result. I've smoked the equivalent of about 2 cigarettes today -- butts from the ashtray on the back porch. They taste like shit, but ... what people do when they try to quit! I really just want to make it one week -- I know if I make it a week, I'll feel better.

School is going well, but then again, I'm not really doing any of my work. I blew three days so far doing absolutely nothing but playing stupid games on Yahoo and watching movies on my new television. I got a nice flat screen from Sam's and a DVD/VCR combo. It's the first time I've ever had my own DVD player. Now, maybe, I can watch the movies that have been sitting here for a few weeks.

I previewed Brighton Beach Memoirs for my students. They are watching the movie this week. I think I will probably send them home about 5:30 tomorrow and finish up the movie on Wednesday. We can go to lab after that. The Wednesday night class can finish in the time allotted. I don't think I'm really going to have them do much in lab this week. I will probably schedule an "extra help" time for this Friday, though. The e-portfolio rather demands that I give them that extra attention. Also, it will give me an excuse to get some work done at the library on Friday.

Okay, that's all I have. Must write a 2 page paper for Tuesday night and read Orlando for then, too. I also have a presentation on the New Bibliographers (the early 19th century editors of Shakespeare) due on Monday (though Dr. Baker never gets to stuff on time).

Gotta get a move on.