Because I will be at the AAR Conference this year, there won’t be any new posts until November 5th.
Archive for October, 2008
The Road Goes On – A Hiatus
Posted in Uncategorized on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Snow? In October?
Posted in Snow on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My class, I felt, didn’t go too well. I really didn’t get to express the teaching behind the different philosophical schools, only aspects of how they go about the philosophical discussion. Even that, I don’t think, was clear to everyone. But I think I will have a second chance, and later this semester I will [...]
Sometimes, Preparations for Teaching Take A Whole Day
Posted in CUA on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday went from a nice, sunny morning, to a dreary, rainy evening. I had to prepare my thoughts for teaching today — there are so many ways one could go about discussing the different schools of Hindu philosophy, but I think I might have a way to go about it now. One hour, obviously, is [...]
Rough Roads
Posted in CUA, driving on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Every day I am on the road, it seems the traffic is getting worse, and the people are getting ruder and ruder. I was trying to get on a busy road from a side road after church, and there were several cars which just ran on by not letting me on. Once it was free, [...]
In A Day of Rain, I Read Another PKD Novel
Posted in Books on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We were expecting rain for sometime, but it didn’t come as early as it was expected. But once it did, it didn’t let up; it remained with us, sometimes becoming fast and furious, until evening, making it a good day to stay indoors. I watched tv, cleaned up around my apartment, and read — only going out in [...]
Why Do People Ask Questions And Not Want Full Answers?
Posted in CUA on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thursday was an easier teaching day for me — I showed a video to the class; it wasn’t the best, nor the worst, but it showed a side of the Hindu culture and tradition which, even if exaggerated, I think is good to show and make known. After class, I stayed on campus to eat with [...]
Thank you, St Christopher!
Posted in driving on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My right eye continues to be irritated; to help deal with it, I decided to go and get some new eye drops. Since it had been sometime since I last went there, I decided to go to Target to buy them. My drive to and from Target yesterday was horrible. At one point, I wa was [...]
When it rains, it pours
Posted in Sick on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Two days with a back ache, three days of my right eye being irritated, over a week of a cold. My body is just being tortured, in many different ways at once. The cold has always been mild but there, causing a bit of energy loss, and discomfort in my throat, but now it is really [...]
The Glories Of Fall Are Now To Be Seen, But For How Long?
Posted in Seasons on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday was a cool day throughout the day. If whatever it is that is in my chest wasn’t in my chest, I would have thoroughly been able to enjoy it. As it is, I was able to appreciate it, but that was all. I did notice from Satuday to Sunday, because of the drop in [...]
The Two Colds
Posted in Sick on October 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Whatever this cold is, it is still trying to hold on; it’s in there, in my throat, mild enough that I can be active, but… it just doesn’t want to leave. It seems others have the same problem; one person I talked to at the library said he stayed home one day because of it, [...]
So Much For the Rain
Posted in CUA, City Life on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Turning back papers, I of course got some people upset at how I graded. Part of it was the fact that, as I graded, I was sick, and so I didn’t give the best comments explaining how I graded. Some of it is difficult to explain the grade — although I was able to figure [...]
Some Odds and Ends
Posted in CUA on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Because of Columbus Day on Monday, Tuesday was treated as if it were a Monday at CUA this week. This meant I didn’t have to teach, but I still went in to talk to Patrick, my TA, over the papers we graded over the weekend, to give him the papers I had so he could [...]
Glad That I Got That Done
Posted in travel on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Monday was the day I got my AAR info, and used it to register for the annual conference and book a hotel and plane to get there. It took my hours to do all of this — hours of frustration, when I was not having luck finding open hotels, while I did a fair job finding [...]
From the Sunday of the Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council
Posted in Church on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday celebrated one of my favorite ecumenical councils: the one which defined the use of images within the Church. But, because St Gregory’s liturgy was tied to when a choir of seminarians from Uzhorod could arrive and participate with us, service was later in the day (2 pm). This made for a rather unusual Sunday schedule.
In the morning, I [...]
Saturday — a Day of Rest
Posted in Books, Sick on October 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For Saturday, I tried to take it easier and rest a bit; the cold was feeling better, but nonetheless, still there. It’s hard to tell if it is the calm before the storm; whatever was in my throat has loosened up, but it really hasn’t been expelled. So, I did a brief amount of cleaning [...]
Pain and Suffering in the Fall
Posted in Sick on October 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s fall, and the trees are beginning to change, but with fall, there is Indian Summer. That appears to be this weekend. It’s relatively warm outside during the day, but cool in the mornings, making one having to prepare for a diversity of possible weather conditions.
Combine the cold and the heat of the day as [...]
A Relatively Calm Day
Posted in CUA, City Life on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thursday, my TA taught, so I didn’t have to prepare for the day, allowing me to respond to some people on the Bulgakov Blog Conference before class (it had been several days since people commented on my posts, and I had not gotten to them until then).
In the evening I went to the second of five [...]
The Impact of Fall
Posted in Seasons on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My arthritis is acting up. My hands just hurt all the time. This is probably connected to the weather. I know it is supposed to rain and things are changing with the change in seasons. My arthritis acts up more in such situations. And on top of it all, my allergies are getting bad right now, and last night, my stomach [...]
Tuesday Terrors
Posted in CUA on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday morning, I had to make photocopies for my class, and the copier kept giving me problems. First, it wasn’t copying the whole page of the text I was giving it. I didn’ t notice that immediately, and so had already made a few copies before I had to stop it and restart. Then the copier [...]
Yes, I Thought That Was Him
Posted in CUA, Church on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The biggest surprise of Sunday was when I saw an old student of mine going to St Gregory’s for church. I was a TA in his World Religions class a few years ago, and so, to find him showing up was more than a little unexpected — but it turns out he is now married, and [...]
October is Horror Movie Month
Posted in Film on October 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After waking up, feeling a bit sick, I got to work in the morning, both cleaning up my apartment and also doing my laundry. Thankfully there were no problems with the washing machines this time, so I was able to get it all done in good time.
I got in the mail a Bollywood DVD I [...]
It Looks Like It Will Be a Sick Saturday
Posted in Sick on October 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It looks like I might be getting sick. Last night, when I went to bed, I felt extremely chilled, and I had to add an extra sheet to help make me feel warm. This morning, I now feel something is going on in my throat. It is that time of year, when people get sick, [...]
As Time Flies By
Posted in CUA on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had a long, busy day on Thursday; I began was my Hinduism class, which was on the topic of yoga. This made it one of the easier classes for me to teach this semester, because of the relationship between yoga and Buddhism, and the interplay between the two in Hindu society. Even the form [...]
A Restless Day
Posted in CUA on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The computer problems on Monday night made it difficult for me to wind down and get to sleep; on Tuesday I was going through the motions with only 1/2 of my already lowered energy. It didn’t help me teach my class, but I got through it (I don’t know if my students noticed the difference or not). Then I [...]
