Attention

I am tired of being expected to trust, when I have good reason not to.

I am tired of begging, when I have already said what I would like.

I am tired of waiting, when you have said you will give it. And then don’t. And don’t. And don’t.

I am tired of giving, when you don’t act like you want it.

Solitude

Roles in life

complete with scripts

Be a man

Be a woman

Follow the script

Imagine understanding

Imagine connection

when the script of another

resembles one's own

The script reinforces

connections

Connections reinforce

the scripts

A few accept solitude

A few ask why

and disrupt the circle

and cause discomfort

Another semester begins...

After the first week of classes, all I have to say is, I know I had a good class when I had more energy at the end of class than at the beginning of a 2.5-hour class. I think the students had a good class, too.

My Office - another detail

Here's another detail from my office: a little piece of tsotschke I picked up at the local thrift store. It looks much better in this photo than it does in real life, oddly enough.

My Office - one detail

As a follow-up, here's a photo of a detail from inside my office. Come visit and you can meet the sheep in person.

My Office

The architectural magnificence of our campus is often overlooked because people are simply trying to figure out where they are. It's a bit like being in an airport - trust the signs, believe the signs, follow the signs, and you'll get there. There are only three main buildings on this campus and they're connected both underground and via a skywalk on the same level. My office is on this magical level. From my office's perspective it is the lower level of Founders Hall. This first photo is of just such a sign to be believed. It says "History Department" but only two of our offices are down here. Also, note that the hint of sunshine at the end of the hallway is the closest my office comes to an outdoor view--and from within my office there is no hope of seeing this hint. I'm not complaining because I like my office, but I just don't think I'll ever have plants in my office.

Unbelief

I can't believe people are actually looking at this blog. It's almost as if someone told them to come here.

What to record?

I'm contemplating making this blog about my spring classes.

I certainly wouldn't infringe any student's right to privacy, but what could possibly be interesting about blogging about university courses?

First Post

Because I should be working on my spring syllabi.