1. I ended the last entry with my stomach not feeling well. Within ten minutes of posting that, I had relieved myself of every calorie I had eaten in the previous 48 hours.
2. Yesterday, I graded three classes, prepped a class, taught a class, came home, and slept.
3. Today. We watched It's Not that Easy Being Green; Co-Vivant doesn't think the family will last six weeks, but I think they might last longer because they're on television.
4. Got most of the Pogo badges to 60% (I couldn't play last night; I was too exhausted).
5. Level 29 Draenei Warrior. Worgen quests. Finished the Charred Vale sequence (dinged 30). Worked on Razorfen Kraul to get the last item for warrior quest, but that didn't work out. Worked on soloing Dead Mines; got to Sneed, so I finished Oh, Brother and Underground Assault. I have nothing in particular I'm looking forward to her doing tomorrow, so I'm ready for Harry Potter Day tomorrow.
6. I finished The Learning Company's DVD on Medieval Literature, so I took some teaching notes on that.
7. Read a little for Arthur.
Have I mentioned that tomorrow's Harry Potter Day?
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Thursday, July 19, 2007
7/18: What I Accomplished Today
1. Called my sister for her birthday (I was at school during the hours we'd both be functional yesterday).
2. Set dental and haircut appointments.
3. Today is a Pogo Personal Challenge Marathon! (That means we get to pick three personal challenges this week instead of just one!) I love Personal Challenge Marathons.
I finished a Premium badge and got four of my five badges to 20%. (The fifth is that lousy backgammon badge I didn't get six weeks ago.)
4. Co-Vivant ate some leftovers that had probably turned, so we didn't watch much TV. Watched Build it Bigger and the beginning of Into Alaska with Jeff Corwin, but didn't finish that.
5. Played the hour on the BigFishGame, Turbu Pizza. It's a fun game, similar to Back to the Bakery, but after the demo hour, I hadn't achieved that Zen state that I like in a time-management game, so I don't know whether I'll buy it or not.
6. Played a little TV Station Manager. Every now and then, it seems like this game would be fun, but I invariably have the same experience: it's fun for about a week of game time, and then I realize I'm probably not ever going to get ahead. This isn't a game, it's somebody's job, and it's a difficult, probably impossible job.
7. Level 27 Draenei Warrior. War Banners. Cursed Crew sequence. Sven/Hermit/Jitters stuff. Night Watch 2 (dinged 28). Missing Diplomat sequence (to Slim). Worked on Fire-hardened Armor quest. Dinged 29.
My stomach is upset. Blech.
2. Set dental and haircut appointments.
3. Today is a Pogo Personal Challenge Marathon! (That means we get to pick three personal challenges this week instead of just one!) I love Personal Challenge Marathons.
I finished a Premium badge and got four of my five badges to 20%. (The fifth is that lousy backgammon badge I didn't get six weeks ago.)
4. Co-Vivant ate some leftovers that had probably turned, so we didn't watch much TV. Watched Build it Bigger and the beginning of Into Alaska with Jeff Corwin, but didn't finish that.
5. Played the hour on the BigFishGame, Turbu Pizza. It's a fun game, similar to Back to the Bakery, but after the demo hour, I hadn't achieved that Zen state that I like in a time-management game, so I don't know whether I'll buy it or not.
6. Played a little TV Station Manager. Every now and then, it seems like this game would be fun, but I invariably have the same experience: it's fun for about a week of game time, and then I realize I'm probably not ever going to get ahead. This isn't a game, it's somebody's job, and it's a difficult, probably impossible job.
7. Level 27 Draenei Warrior. War Banners. Cursed Crew sequence. Sven/Hermit/Jitters stuff. Night Watch 2 (dinged 28). Missing Diplomat sequence (to Slim). Worked on Fire-hardened Armor quest. Dinged 29.
My stomach is upset. Blech.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
7/17: What I Accomplished Today
1. My younger sister's 40th birthday. It gives one pause. (Or paws.)
2. Prepped, graded, taught. Didn't quite finish the grading.
3. Watched stuff on television. I have no recollection what.
4. Finished a Pogo premium badge.
5. Level 25 Draenei Warrior. 1st Night Watch (dinged 26). Stalvan to the penultimate. Collecting Memories and Red Silk Bandanas. Blisters on the Land. Ormer 2 & 3. Dinged 27.
2. Prepped, graded, taught. Didn't quite finish the grading.
3. Watched stuff on television. I have no recollection what.
4. Finished a Pogo premium badge.
5. Level 25 Draenei Warrior. 1st Night Watch (dinged 26). Stalvan to the penultimate. Collecting Memories and Red Silk Bandanas. Blisters on the Land. Ormer 2 & 3. Dinged 27.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
7/16: What I Accomplished Today
1. Worked on Pogo badges.
2. Read a fair amount for Arthur.
3. Watched Big Love and Into Alaska with Jeff Corwin.
4. Level 29 gnome warlock. Killed Stalvan (!). Soloed the Dark Mines to the Foundry. First two Worgen quests. Picked up first aid books and cooking book; started Howling Vale. Got this chain to penultimate while finishing last Worgen quest. Dinged 30. Stats check and mail check.
Level 25 Draenei Warrior. First three Sully Balloo quests.
5. Today's BigFishGame is a Find-the-Stuff; tomorrow's is a Three-Matchy. Blech.
2. Read a fair amount for Arthur.
3. Watched Big Love and Into Alaska with Jeff Corwin.
4. Level 29 gnome warlock. Killed Stalvan (!). Soloed the Dark Mines to the Foundry. First two Worgen quests. Picked up first aid books and cooking book; started Howling Vale. Got this chain to penultimate while finishing last Worgen quest. Dinged 30. Stats check and mail check.
Level 25 Draenei Warrior. First three Sully Balloo quests.
5. Today's BigFishGame is a Find-the-Stuff; tomorrow's is a Three-Matchy. Blech.
Monday, July 16, 2007
7/15: What I Accomplished Today
1. Worked on Pogo badges.
2. Watched McKenna's Gold. In some ways, parts of this film were very similar to High Noon, which we saw last night; the McKenna's Gold townspeople are oblivious to the danger they might be letting themselves in for, and the High Noon people are oblivious in their complacency. Those parts of both movies, Sorkin could have written, for lo, they boil down to, "People are stupid."
High Noon was a really interesting film. (McKenna's Gold was a nice little film, but it's no High Noon.) Co-Vivant and I were discussing how, in many ways, most Westerns are morality plays. High Noon is certainly a morality play, but it takes the Western-as-morality-play motif to a whole new level. It was almost an updated parable. (When we started watching the film, Co-Vivant kept using the phrase "Morality Play" over and over, as though she was trying to check that I knew what it meant without having to ask me directly. Finally I had to say something that boiled down to, "Would you like to discuss how many times I've taught Everyman?")
I really wasn't happy with Grace Kelly as Quaker. (I really wasn't happy with Grace Kelly in this movie at all, but whatcha gonna do; everyone has to start somewhere, and she shore was purdy.) She indicates that she converted to Quakerism after the deaths of her father and brother. People who convert to any religion because of one defining moment almost always miss the point, and I think she did as well; yes, Quakers are nonviolent, but only the most Orthodox are...I'm going to say "impractical" about it, although that word-choice isn't entirely fair. Most Quakers are as fond of order as anyone. (I have in my head I've known some Quaker police officers, but I'm not coming up with any, so maybe I haven't.) (I was raised a Quaker, so my thoughts on this topic are semi-relevant.)
3. World of Warcraft level 28 Gnome Warlock. Cursed Crew Sequence. Sven/Hermit/Jitters quests (not doing the Abernathy sequence). Night Watch. Dinged 29. Started Missing Diplomat. Night Watch. Collecting Memories/Oh Brother.
2. Watched McKenna's Gold. In some ways, parts of this film were very similar to High Noon, which we saw last night; the McKenna's Gold townspeople are oblivious to the danger they might be letting themselves in for, and the High Noon people are oblivious in their complacency. Those parts of both movies, Sorkin could have written, for lo, they boil down to, "People are stupid."
High Noon was a really interesting film. (McKenna's Gold was a nice little film, but it's no High Noon.) Co-Vivant and I were discussing how, in many ways, most Westerns are morality plays. High Noon is certainly a morality play, but it takes the Western-as-morality-play motif to a whole new level. It was almost an updated parable. (When we started watching the film, Co-Vivant kept using the phrase "Morality Play" over and over, as though she was trying to check that I knew what it meant without having to ask me directly. Finally I had to say something that boiled down to, "Would you like to discuss how many times I've taught Everyman?")
I really wasn't happy with Grace Kelly as Quaker. (I really wasn't happy with Grace Kelly in this movie at all, but whatcha gonna do; everyone has to start somewhere, and she shore was purdy.) She indicates that she converted to Quakerism after the deaths of her father and brother. People who convert to any religion because of one defining moment almost always miss the point, and I think she did as well; yes, Quakers are nonviolent, but only the most Orthodox are...I'm going to say "impractical" about it, although that word-choice isn't entirely fair. Most Quakers are as fond of order as anyone. (I have in my head I've known some Quaker police officers, but I'm not coming up with any, so maybe I haven't.) (I was raised a Quaker, so my thoughts on this topic are semi-relevant.)
3. World of Warcraft level 28 Gnome Warlock. Cursed Crew Sequence. Sven/Hermit/Jitters quests (not doing the Abernathy sequence). Night Watch. Dinged 29. Started Missing Diplomat. Night Watch. Collecting Memories/Oh Brother.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
7/14: What I Accomplished Today
1. Lady cleaned house. We took her home.
2. Did a lot of reading for Arthur.
3. Finished three Pogo badges.
4. Watched High Noon. I think I'll want to talk about this one, I suspect, but not right now; I'm tired.
5. Level 29 Dwarf Rogue did Report from the Northern Front and the Howling Vale sequence; at the next-to-last quest, she dinged 30. Stats check and mail check.
Level 25 Gnome Warlock. Look to the Stars. Night Watch. Look to the Stars (she dinged 26 around in here). First three Sully Baloo quests (the ones actually in Ironforge). Blisters on the Land. Ormer's Revenge. Ormer's Revenge. Dinged 27. War Banners.
6. Too tired to check BigFishGames. Have a game I'm supposed to play for PlayFirst, but too tired.
2. Did a lot of reading for Arthur.
3. Finished three Pogo badges.
4. Watched High Noon. I think I'll want to talk about this one, I suspect, but not right now; I'm tired.
5. Level 29 Dwarf Rogue did Report from the Northern Front and the Howling Vale sequence; at the next-to-last quest, she dinged 30. Stats check and mail check.
Level 25 Gnome Warlock. Look to the Stars. Night Watch. Look to the Stars (she dinged 26 around in here). First three Sully Baloo quests (the ones actually in Ironforge). Blisters on the Land. Ormer's Revenge. Ormer's Revenge. Dinged 27. War Banners.
6. Too tired to check BigFishGames. Have a game I'm supposed to play for PlayFirst, but too tired.
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