School begins!

Well, writing must start now. It's all about tenure now instead of enjoyment but what the hell! I still have the Greener Groundz blog that I will keep updated with thing from my Gender, Justice, and Sustainability course this semester. It's going to be an awesome class. I am reading five new books for this course so it'll be interesting. They range from Silent Spring to Omnivores Dilemma to Gaia and God. Nice mix!

I do need to vent about my first day back though. I worked all day Sunday on my syllabi, course readings, assignments, etc. I saved everything in nice little folders so that I could upload on Blackbaord and print as need on Monday morning. Monday morning I bounced in my office only to find that my hard drive had crashed overnight. It's a new computer for Gaia's sake! After a very depressing chat with WKU IT (7000 for those of your who know), they said they would come fix it but not to get my hopes up. Okay, so It's Tuesday afternoon and still no IT! I called them back and emphasized how crucial it was that I get my computer running - they moved me up the list; still no IT. I have transfered my files across campus, from computer to computer, for the last 10-12 years or so. My dissertation, master's thesis, and, well, my entire lifes work (drama here) is on that damned computer. Good thing my iTunes are on my home PC!

I am going to finish up my Jane's Travel Blog readings the hop on my steel horse (Trek bike) and ride down the road into the dust of first year students driving way to fast on campus. I plan to finish my house cleaning instead of doing penny sake night at Samurai; maybe next week.