Glover for Governor

So...I'm official now. Pictured to the left, you will notice one of my SC plate choices. The other choice says, "smiling faces. beautiful places"...I wonder which one I picked?
(Its hypothetical, don't actually guess)

I've been unbelievably busy lately. Classes are going well...except yesterday I became overwhelmed and decided to call in sick. I slept the entire day...hmm, apparently I needed it.

Last weekend, Tim's parents came for a visit on Sunday. It was lovely. I always enjoy the time we spend with them. Tim's mom, Alice, may be hooking me up with a sewing machine which makes her even more cool.

Then yesterday, although sick and tired (literally), I received a long overdue mix cd in the mail from my good friend Charles. I've been anticipating this mix for about 10 months now...so the fact that it arrived made me actually wake up for a few spare moments and try to tear into it...well i tried...but i was weak and so tim helped me (why he was home? again, we are sick and tired!)

regardless...from first glance, the cd was awesome. tim has never met charles (or kim or henry or ruby for that matter) and so i pushed the track listing into his hands as a testament to just how cool charles is. i didn't get an opportunity to listen until today...and with the overcast cool weather, it was perfect. i can't wait to go for my walk tomorrow, so i can listen and interpret.

I did realize though just what great gifts mixes are...its amazing how someone can put together a combination of just these particular certain songs...and it works. it fits. and often, it mirrors your thoughts. it also serves to remind you. now, charles and i have not always had the opportunity to gab in person as much as we have from a distance...but there is something about history that connects you to certain people. you listen to the mix and realize that there were times in your life that serve as various moments when you were creating the musical motif of your life (not my idea, but kundera). you realize that there are these really really really awesome people out there...and you are glad you kept in touch, because there is just something they "get" about you.

not to mention its just awesome to get a mix cd in the mail.

wait, tomich....where's my next mix? lets give charles some competition!!!

oh yeah, i came up with a new idea tonight. what if i could be completely honest when grading an opinion paper. so i've decided to make rubber stamps, that instead of writing comments or statistics, i could just stamp this huge rubber stamp across the paper. the one i decided to make tonight will simply read in very large letters, "RACIST"...so instead of trying to "teach" my students why what they are saying is not true at all...we could just get to the point. i'm sure next week, i'll be making the following stamps: "SEXIST" and "HOMOPHOBIC"