I've been emptying out my apartment to rent it while I'm traveling. It's a good excuse to go through things, get rid of things, fix things or get them fixed. It's been a bit intense, though, since I've found old photos of other lives I've lived, letters from my father, who passed away in 2020,... Continue Reading →
Clouds
I stayed home to grade papers this weekend, instead of seeing my partner. It would have been hard for him to have any fun at my place, and it was his turn to come visit me. But now I'm done! My life is almost my own for the whole next year. Ok, there's this detail... Continue Reading →
Joy
Just watching the clouds go by. There's rain falling in the valley just across from me. It rained a bit here before. I'm just sitting on my balcony. I reached the work goal that I set out for myself today and now it's time just to sit and listen to the crickets. It would be... Continue Reading →
Time
So I've got this sabbatical year coming up. (Before going any further, yes, I know how privileged I am to even have the possibility to consider this). My job is guaranteed when I come back (hopefully in the school I was in before, because I would hate to go somewhere else, but there are many... Continue Reading →