Last night, I decorated my place... watched the not-so-corny lighting of the NYC tree, played around with more PowerPoint possiblities (killing two birds = creating samples of projects while also creating ones that can be used in my online English 120 class themed in controversy), read a few more papers, and... searched for my stupid cell phone charger.

"You may say I am a dreamer, but I am not the only one." - John Lennon

"Instant karma's gonna get you; gonna knock you right on your head." - John Lennon

Today: Create Interview Assignment for English 105's class tomorrow, grade a few more 110 papers, send out an announcement to World Lit students on what we'll be reading for the Open Topic next week, and get some cider/cookies downstairs from 2-4pm. Oh, and we have a dept meeting in about 30 min.

I just finalized my handout for the GPACW conference. In putting it together, I really got to dive back into all those tetradic theories... and into Marshall McLuhan's brain for a bit. It was a nice refresher during a week where I've been consumed with politics, students' papers, and preparations for a crazy month of traveling.

"All of the top achievers I know are life-long learners... looking for new skills, insights, and ideas. If they're not learning, they're not growing... not moving toward excellence." -Denis Waitley
"There is nothing permanent except change." -Heraclitus
"The most damaging phrase in the language is: 'It's always been done that way.'" -Grace Hopper
"We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden." -Goethe