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yrmencynSeriously? I just can't seem to update. It doesn't help that my laptop and the wireless at the Cup O' Joe right across the friggin' street don't get along; I do a lot of updating from coffee shops. So in lieu of a real entry, here's an email I just wrote to one of the Frenchies back in BR. Let it serve as a very brief State of the Mike.
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OSU and I are settling in with each other well. The creative writing program is full of really great, sociable people,all very friendly and supportive (in terms of writing and all that), so that's been good. The parties were coming fast and furious right at the first, so it was sort of high-octane socialization by fire :) Also getting back in touch with people I know up here, which is great. I miss all of y'all down there, but I've also missed these people up here for two years now; friends are family. Add that to the fact that I've got a nice boy (well, not too nice, heh), and I'm in a pretty good place. Faut que jtrouve qqun qujpeux parler frcs avec, pourtant, parce que la langue me mord les méninges.
Oh, the weather. The highs have only gone up to the low 80s once since I've been here, and we've been hovering mostly in the low to mid 60s for the past week or so. This morning I was rushing off to campus before the sun was even up, and my hands were getting a little stiff from the cold. So exciting! Plus the grocery stores have not only Leinie's (which, by the way: OMG THE BERRY WEIS IS LIKE DELICIOUS ALCOHOLIC CANDY), they also commonly have some sort of Abita, which is fantastic. Strangely, the Amber... I haven't found it yet.
I totally feel you on the early morning stuff. Through a series of logical and yet slightly regrettable turns of fate, I have class at 9:30 MTWR. Not so bad at your 7:40 teaching schedule, but still quite a shock compared to "I'm in the French Department, we don't have grad classes before, like, 3pm." And this morning I had to be on campus at 7:30 to lead a discussion section with some freshmen about the Common Book they read. Enjoyable, but I overslept and had only 50 minutes to dress, bathe, catch the bus, etc. Arg.
Hope your nap was good. I'm off to bed soon... getting near midnight, thus getting near my bedtime (*rolls eyes*). Say hi to everybody for me!
--Mike
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OSU and I are settling in with each other well. The creative writing program is full of really great, sociable people,all very friendly and supportive (in terms of writing and all that), so that's been good. The parties were coming fast and furious right at the first, so it was sort of high-octane socialization by fire :) Also getting back in touch with people I know up here, which is great. I miss all of y'all down there, but I've also missed these people up here for two years now; friends are family. Add that to the fact that I've got a nice boy (well, not too nice, heh), and I'm in a pretty good place. Faut que jtrouve qqun qujpeux parler frcs avec, pourtant, parce que la langue me mord les méninges.
Oh, the weather. The highs have only gone up to the low 80s once since I've been here, and we've been hovering mostly in the low to mid 60s for the past week or so. This morning I was rushing off to campus before the sun was even up, and my hands were getting a little stiff from the cold. So exciting! Plus the grocery stores have not only Leinie's (which, by the way: OMG THE BERRY WEIS IS LIKE DELICIOUS ALCOHOLIC CANDY), they also commonly have some sort of Abita, which is fantastic. Strangely, the Amber... I haven't found it yet.
I totally feel you on the early morning stuff. Through a series of logical and yet slightly regrettable turns of fate, I have class at 9:30 MTWR. Not so bad at your 7:40 teaching schedule, but still quite a shock compared to "I'm in the French Department, we don't have grad classes before, like, 3pm." And this morning I had to be on campus at 7:30 to lead a discussion section with some freshmen about the Common Book they read. Enjoyable, but I overslept and had only 50 minutes to dress, bathe, catch the bus, etc. Arg.
Hope your nap was good. I'm off to bed soon... getting near midnight, thus getting near my bedtime (*rolls eyes*). Say hi to everybody for me!
--Mike
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Date: 2006-09-26 12:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-26 01:47 pm (UTC)Glad you are having fun with your new department. sorry about the 9:30 class mate. I got work at nine myself. With the added joy of an 8:30 Java Class on thursdays.
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Date: 2006-09-29 10:02 pm (UTC)--Lauren M.