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My Favorite Computer Game

By Erin | Published: January 13, 2012

My favorite computer/video game is TurboTax. At least one of my classes this semester–after only one class period with me–can testify this is true. The computer in that classroom lacked a regular mouse, so I had to use the wireless one, which meant in the process of getting the syllabus, schedule, and assignments to show [...]

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Good Times

By Erin | Published: September 28, 2011

It’s been a happy week, so far. Good thing, too, because I was going-going-going from 6:00 this morning and the building I teach in lost its AC and I got locked out of my office and then I got home after dark and very nearly couldn’t get my front door open and Jesse wasn’t home [...]

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Irene

By Erin | Published: August 29, 2011

We had a little unwanted visit from hurricane Irene this weekend, though she grazed us and didn’t make a direct hit in our area. We were very lucky. Jesse and I spent the weekend in Charlotte with Joannie and Tim, eating tons of delicious food and not being kept up at night with gusts of [...]

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Preparing

By Erin | Published: August 23, 2011

It seems everything I’m doing these days is preparing for something that may or may not happen in the near future. School: Will definitely happen, very soon. (Tomorrow, in fact.) The syllabi are done but need another checking. I don’t have keys to my office yet, so all my literature anthologies and files are currently [...]

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A Year Later

By Erin | Published: August 17, 2011

Today I went to my department’s composition program meeting, several hours of talking about new SLOs (student learning outcomes), being reminded about the Writing Center and other on-campus services, and so on. Afterward, I ate lunch with Jesse and picked up a few groceries before coming home. Now I am thinking about this time last [...]

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