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I'm Going Unconscious

There is just too much work. They should have an anti-over-worked-teacher law on the books. I am exhausted. I just finished grading the midterms for my readings in modern Japanese course. Today was the J-Lit in Translati…
One Way to Stay Grounded

I enjoy teaching and try my best to make the material interesting and relevant, which is hard to do with literature. For the most part, I like to think I am successful. I get my share of compliments and sometimes I can a…
Staying Alive

There are moments in everyone's lives when it seems that everything is happening at once, when life seems to be so hectic that you just want to scream. So here goes... Aaaaaaargh!There, I think I feel better....In any e…
Will someone shoot me?

I just wanna go to sleep....
Forecast: Snow

Update: Did I call it or what--"it'll snow just enough to make things miserable, but not enough to close the school." Off to class now...Today, I had at least three different students tell me that snow was forecast for t…
Life can be good and bad

But lately, it seems like there is a whole lotta bad. Maybe that's why I'm so hung up on J-drama. I just shut myself off and live in my own world of delusions. Aaaah, Nodame. Ooooh, Hermes... Man, what a pathetic life my…
Tired

Ever get the feeling that you're over extending yourself? *sigh*I think I need to sit down and straighten out my priorities.
Columbus Day

Today, elementary, junior and senior high schools in the DC area are closed. Today, postsecondary schools are closed. Today, the banks are closed. Today, the post office is closed. Indeed, most government offices are clo…
Last Call: Citizenship and Immigration Services

Thursday is our next attempt at getting M's immigration status back on track. After forgetting to renew her conditional green card, we have been in court, through immigration interviews and out of a lot of money due t…
Slippery Slope

I am not fond of the current administration, as many of you probably already know. I don't think that the president, as a person, is a bad man. Quite the contrary, he seems very likeable. The operative word is "seems". H…

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