Well, the next term starts tomorrow.
I’ll be instructing a 102 class (basic writing) and a 202 class, which is a little more advanced but not much.   It’s a far cry from Literary Theory, but I’ll take it.

I’ll have an assistant with 102 – Shelly.    Don’t know much about him or her, except that she or he is a bit of a butt.   One email from the person and it criticism with a holier-than-thou tone.  Meh.   /shrug.   I prefer to work with my assistants and be friendly, but if she or he wants to be obnoxious, that’s okay.   I don’t need her or him.

—>>  Shelly is a name, I think, that could be used by both sexes.    I’m trying really, really, really hard not to make assumptions about a person based on name.  Personally, I’ve only known women named or had the nickname Shelly.  However, an email from LH referred to Shelly as a “him.”   According to namesplayground.com, Shelly could be either/or.   I’m trying to rewire the brain to keep a more open interpretation and not just assume that I’m right in my assumptions.

Um…  I finished watching The Ancient Magnus’s Bride on Crunchyroll the other day.   It’s a sweet anime, but feels like it’s missing something.  World God Only Knows was suggested, so I think that’ll be the next one I try.

I’ve been pretty good with the whole eating thing.
I don’t feel like I’ve made many missteps over the past couple of weeks, so I’m actually kind of proud of myself.   It’s been difficult –  well duh – but it just brain rewiring, right?  I was wired that way once.    I’ve got to get back to it.   I do feel like I overate a bit today because mom made pork chops, which I like.   To counter, I’m not going to eat anything for the rest of the night.   I didn’t get to go to the gym today, so I think this is a good payback to keep myself on my good side.

I’ve been drinking more water and non-soda type drinks, and I feel okay with that.    I’m hoping that I’ll start to whittle away the soda so much.  Although I’m quite fond of Coke Zero and Pepsi Max, Jason isn’t supposed to have it.   It’ll be easier for him if I don’t have it around so much.

Before I wrote this, I sent another letter to the local newspaper about my street.   Essentially, my goal was to shame the county for not doing something sooner.   I doubt it’ll be published, but I didn’t think the first one would have been published either.

Hum….   Incredibles 2 is a good movie.
I saw that with the baby brother last week.   I think I like it better than the first one.   I’m not fond of Disney, but Pixar is great.

Voluntarily got my hair trimmed.
Why is this important?    Because, I’ve actually always been proud of my hair.  It’s one of the few features that I like about myself.    When it was falling out, I felt…  I don’t know what I felt… but it wasn’t good.    I actually had to make a personal decision – without anyone hinting, fussing, or threatening – to have my hair trimmed because I personally felt that it had grown enough to warrant it.
—  That’s what’s important, I guess.   It’s another sign of recover.

Did anyone else get the irony between Sanders and The Red Hen?
No?   Hen… chicken… Sanders… KFC?    Guess it was just me.

Anyway, that whole situation and Maxine Waters is disgraceful.
I saw it on CNN of Fox – one of the two.    As far as I know, she was literally standing on a soapbox.   The people cheering around her are, I’m assuming, paid to be there.   I also don’t think there could have been that many people there.   If there was, the camera would have been zoomed back to capture everyone rallying around her.
–  The whole thing seems like a set-up.   It’s just a way to draw attention to herself while practicing her ability to use logical and emotional fallacies.   It’s a shame and disappointment, really.

Yes, I am in favor of term limits.
Maxine Waters is 79 years old and is going to be 80 in August.
Nancy Pelosi is 78.
—   Far be it for me to disrespect age, but these people are running (or trashing) America.  As a concerned citizen, I want to know if they’ve been tested for dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, and whatnot.    If they have, how are the symptoms measured?  Where’s the cut off?  There’s some rumors that several of the older members of the Senate and House of Reps are taking anti-dementia drugs.
–  It might be time to clear out that swamp — on both sides —  before they really embarrass themselves and us.

Mom is doing awesome.

..  I need to go to the dentist.

Ever day, Gencon comes closer.

um…   I guess that’s all the boring stuff atm.

Hope you’re doing awesome.