2424 - wtf - really, 24

 August 24

Did some stuff, prepared for class. Was terrified but it actually went well - 17 students who did great! One in particular will be a challenge, with a deep background in philosophy. So I hope I can keep them interested.

 World: 23,572,494 - 811,801
US: 5,739,266 - 177,248 dead
Sweden: 86,721 - 5,813 dead
Russia:

Florida: 602,829 - 10,397 dead

Texas: 598,450 - 11,749 dead    

 

 August 25

I don't know, I don't remember, but I dealt with some stuff and we had a meeting with the IT admissions folks and then we had lunch in the park with food from Potbelly's. Then I went to campus and made a new pair of earrings (blue large beads), updated my computer and were not able to work on the database, coz it was locked.

 World: 23,820,104 - 818,137
US:5,777,393 - 178,477 dead
Sweden: 86,891 - 5,814 dead
Russia:

Florida: 605,502 - 10,580 dead

Texas: 604,286 - 11,935 dead   

 

August 26

Made a pair of earrings and a qualtrics survey.

 World: 24,099,954 - 824,664
US:5,821,602 - 179,708 dead
Sweden: 87,072 - 5,817 dead
Russia:

Florida: 608,722 - 10,733 dead

Texas: 610,648 - 12,140 dead   

 

August 27

Had trouble focusing. Lunch in the park. Admin meeting.

 World: 24,373,497 - 830,205
US:5,866,053 - 180,814 dead
Sweden: 83,898 - 5,820 dead
Russia: 

Texas: 614,549 - 12,365 dead  

Florida: 611,991 - 10,868 dead

 

August 28

Meeting with the grad team. Hiring meeting. Good meeting with the Teach-In Collective. Dinner with Laura and her mom. Chadwick Boseman died and it felt like the day the music died.

 World:24,649,431 - 835,793
US: 5,913,913 - 181,789 dead
Sweden: 83,958 - 5,821 dead
Russia: 

Texas: 619,354 - 12,537 dead 

Florida: 615,806 - 10,957 dead

  

 

August 29

Did the will signing and then met Grace in the park. She worries there will be civil war. Maybe she is right.  I hope not, but I am worried. There is evil around. Stopped at Beading Dreams and then home for stuff. Watched the end of Witcher season one and some Whitney Cummings.

 World:24,914,886 - 841,507
US: 5,960,596 - 182,752 dead
Sweden: 83,958 - 5,821 dead
Russia: 

Texas: 626,751 - 12,607 dead

Florida: 619,003 - 11,105 dead

  

 

August 30

Rachel and Milton and then a new kind of puzzle with a letter replacement and then it was noon and then Zsuzsi's retirement - a lot of people and a lot of love. Jim gave his photography presentation and I worked on updating my computer and then made a necklace and then we went for pizza and saw a crappy episode of Midsumer Murders. Oh, and I talked to my brother and that was nice.

 World:25,143,423 - 845,414
US: 5,995,968 - 183,057 dead
Sweden: 83,958 - 5,821 dead
Russia: 

Texas: 629,570 - 12,683 dead

Florida: 621,586 - 11,119 dead

WTFx23

 August 17

First day of class. So so weird, and so awesome. So I got to my classroom early to check out the equipment and the door was locked so the first thing I had to do was call the police to get the doors open. Then I tried to get the computer started and it took forever to load my profile. Then I had to connect the USB with my power points and it was only the third USB port that worked. Then it turned out that Teams was not downloaded on that computer so I had to do that and ask some students in the class (mixed f2f and online) to post to the teams group why I was not showing and THEN I could not make the sound work - I could see the students and they could see and hear me but I could not hear them. So we had to have one of the students in the room keep track of the chat and read chat posts out loud. But we did and it worked and we learned things and it is such a magical thing and I am so, so very grateful that I get to do this thing.

 World: 21,815,984 - 772,856
US: 5,437,573 - 170,492 dead
Sweden: 85,045 - 5,787 dead
Russia:

Florida: 576,094 - 9,539 dead

Texas: 561,110 - 10,447 dead    

 

 August 18

Learned about stuff and took care of students and am slowly looking into Julia's stuff. Kim's birthday party which was lovely with poetry by Mai Perkins and laughter and drinks and beautiful outfits. Whitney, Ben, Erin G, Katie D, Ashley B, Anne GFand others were there.

 World: 22,136,954 - 780,908
US: 5,482,416 - 171,821 dead
Sweden: 85,219 - 5,790 dead
Russia:

Florida: 579,932 - 9,758 dead

Texas: 568,812 - 10,678 dead   

 

 

 

 August 19

Got part of the Adobe issue fixed. Watched a standup with Seth Meyers.

 World: 22,325,761 - 786,258
US: 5,528,493 - 173,125 dead
Sweden: 85,411 - 5,802 dead
Russia:

Florida: 584,047 - 9,932 dead

Texas: 574,633 - 10,934 dead    

 

August 20

Met with Kate to explain the program. Went to campus and got my mask and downloaded some lectures and did the admin meeting from other. John was there, as was Michael. Made a green and blue necklace with matching earrings, pink earrings for the cabochon, and watched the first half of a Pale Horse

 World: 22,609,467 - 792,708
US: 5,573,743 - 174,248 dead
Sweden: 85,810 - 5,805 dead
Russia:

Florida: 588,602 - 10,049 dead

Texas: 579,892 - 11,174 dead   

 

August 21

Grad team meeting about a bit of everything - I need to make a survey for current students. Met with Kendra who is very sweet but is becoming obviously mercenary. Some stress at the house, very fragile ... Micro Center for another hard drive for J and then  Chicfila and the second half of a Pale Horse. Scott Padgett says we have two hurricanes heading toward the coast - landing in New Orleans and Houston ... DFW, he says, is under the cone of uncertainty ... yeah, well, we have been under a cone of uncertainty since February ..

 World: 22,868,238 - 797,871
US: 5,621,324 - 175,350 dead
Sweden: 86,068 - 5,810 dead
Russia:

Florida: 593,286 - 10,168 dead

Texas: 585,632 - 11,418 dead    

 

August 22

Wrote Michael - and then added that I realized I had the wrong day. Called Inger and got the details of the funeral - awesomely beautiful apparently. Jim met with the twins and I sat on the ground with a very scared dog who did not bite me, although I thought she might several times. Phew. The horses too were good to meet again. Lunch at Railhead, pie at Emporium. Drove through Cedar Springs and saw the rainbow crosswalks. The Quick and the Dead. Half of a Campion.

 World: 23,134,358 - 803,499
US: 5,667,179 - 176,348 dead
Sweden: 86,068 - 5,810 dead
Russia:

Florida: 597,597 - 10,274 dead

Texas: 589,349 - 11,581 dead   

 

August 23

Talked with Rachel about Milton. Later Annika about life. We went out and did some stuff and did not get food at jollibee chicken, but instead ate at Tacodeli ... which was okay. Sex and laundry and the second half of a Campion and John Oliver and I took my medicine a bit early - yeah. Nervous about class.

 World: 23,358,598 - 807,830
US: 5,701,938 - 176,801 dead
Sweden: 86,068 - 5,810 dead
Russia:

Florida: 600,571 - 10,325 dead

Texas: 594,173 - 11,699 dead