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Today’s class was Theatre Appreciation. The goal in the class is to teach students to appreciate theatre. I have to remember this on days like today. Today my classes projects were due. They were so cute, for the most part. So prepared, for the most part. But there were two main actors missing from bothContinue reading “Theatre Appreciation”

Last weekend, I presented a paper at a Humanities Conference in Richmond. The presentation went very well, but between preparing classes, writing the paper, and worrying about job security–by the time Saturday rolled around, I was mentally and emotionally kaput. At the conference, Tim Reid talked about the power of perception vs. reality. We areContinue reading “Perception vs. Reality”

This is what I’m going to use to teach my students about the Declaration of Independence tomorrow. There’s plenty of reasons to detest HBO’s way of doing things if you’re a mormon–but dang it all this miniseries is heaven on earth!! Long live David McCullough! Long live Youtube!! And of course, Long live these UnitedContinue reading “Independence and Revolution”

I have to give a presentation on Friday at Virginia Commonwealth University. In addition to the regular massive lectures I get to prepare. Here’s the title that conference attendees received: “Art Without Audience Is Incomplete” I have to write a 15 minute presentation on this topic by Friday. I don’t know what I was smokingContinue reading “Friday’s Presentation”

I think it’s high time I made a random list of things that have been crossing my mind lately. I’m home for a 2 hour break and I’m going to spend part of it blogging. 1) I can’t find any scissors in the house. I’m tired of using knives. My mother has had the sameContinue reading “List of Random Stuff”

Yesterday I compiled a 30 page lecture. Much to the chagrin of my poor students who were hoping I would run out of things to teach after 3 hours. I was really proud of it. In talking about slavery, I read from Slave Dancer while showing the students pictures from the Middle Passage. When introducingContinue reading “Tuesdays with Evey”

I just realized that I talked about the wedding, but I never posted a pic. This is my roommate CJ on her wedding day. She’s kind of happy in this picture I think. Their courtship dates were loosely, Dec 15-(first date) to March 7 (wedding date). But they’re sure happy.Then again, if I was thatContinue reading “Cj’s wedding”

I liked it! The best scene in the whole movie is when Paul Giamatti and Tom Wilkinson get into this massive knock down drag out slow motion fight in front of their private jets. Wilkinson flips Giamatti over and then goes to pummel him, but misses and punches the ground–all in slow motion. It isContinue reading “Duplicity”

I know it’s been forever since I posted. I have wanted to post, but then I remember that I have to prepare massive lectures. And then I get anxious and tired and decide that I would prefer to watch Buffy or Arrested Development. Then I feel guilty. Then I work on my lesson plans. ThisContinue reading “First Week of the Quarter”

I am getting ready to teach American Experience tonight. I have decided to teach this quarter doing profiles of influential people. While researching Bartolome de Las Casas, I came across this reading that Viggo Mortensen did of some of his writing. It’s incredibly powerful. He reads the words in the original Spanish until 5:08 intoContinue reading “Bartolome de Las Casas”