busy times

So I had a great time at ICA. I went site-seeing more than I ever do at conferences, which was fun. And I got to see some good friends, which was also great.

I had a special event in another town this past weekend, so that was busy.

I'm going to a teaching conference this coming weekend. Whew! Living out of a suitcase is exhausting, and the 3-day work weeks are definitely wearing on me in terms of productivity.

My laptop battery is nearly dead, and my seats for this conference trip don't have plugs (I didn't get to pick the seats), so I'm trying very hard to get a new battery by Wednesday.

I'm taking a brief hiatus from my other blog. I still want to continue it, but I need to think a bit about the form in which it will continue. I heard on the radio that GM is going to reinvent itself as the new GM, and I think that blog needs to do likewise. I'm not sure whether that will mean more posts like it is, whether I will move it over to blogger, whether I will repost old posts after I move it over to blogger, or what. I also started another blog, and I'd like to spend some time thinking about it. So anyway, my other blog is in stasis for a week or two.

The cross disciplinary research project that I'm working on is emphasizing to me that we all have different working styles. I think it gives me greater appreciation for students working in groups.

I found out today that we have 18 graduate students coming in this fall. 18! How am I supposed to teach a graduate seminar with 18 students?