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Oh my goodness is the school year here. I've been running all over this week and boy to my feet feel it. Lots of meetings and student streaming back. The school is alive again.

  • Greek: I started watching this show online this week on a whim. I'd heard a lot about it, but never seen it. As soon as I started it, I got sucked in quickly. It's pretty cute and reminds me a lot of college. I wasn't affiliated, but a large majority of my friends were. It makes me nostalgic for college.
  • Omaha trip: Speaking of Cornell friends, I'm starting to get crazy-excited about my weekend in Omaha in October. It sounds like we could have as many as 8 at any one time, including significant others, college friends, and new BEDA buddies. If the semester is as crazy as it looks like it's going to be, I'm really going to need this weekend to rejuvenate.
  • newspaper talk: The new editors of the college paper are making changes and asking for help, so I've gotten a chance to talk shop again. Oh, and be office mommy. They were both getting way stressed out about it, so I brought in some chocolate chip cookies I made to help. I miss my newspaper office. Sometimes I think I miss the work, but I certainly don't miss the 3am nights. But the office and being the mother hen, and even some of the antics, I miss.
  • history class instruction: I'm getting the chance to do some really exciting things in a topics history class this semester. It's going to involve a lot of prep, but it's turned into the "dream" unit plan I created in my information literacy class in grad school. It's old home week for this too. I get a chance to get students interested in history and why archives and who controls history is important.
  • Rising Gael: They're playing here this weekend. A girl I knew from grad school is part of the band, and I've always meant to buy their music before. I was planning on making it to the concert this weekend (plans have changed) but I have loved their album I bought on iTunes. So catchy and entrancing. You should check them out!

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  1. AnonymousAugust 27, 2009 at 10:38 PM

    WHAT?!?!?! No Glee sneak peak in your favorites? Sadness. :(

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  2. Becky JeanAugust 28, 2009 at 8:12 AM

    Oops! Totally forgot it. My bad... I'd like to add the Glee preview on iTunes that Manda sent to me too! That was way awesome!

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