We recently took our second trip to the Baltimore Zoo (excuse me, the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore). It was part of our Mother’s Day outing, which began w/ our second visit to Miss Shirley’s Café. We highly recommend both.
We’re experiencing something of a bizarre heat wave, coming on the heels of a cold snap. So we’ve gone from highs of low 50s to mid 90s in only a few days (yet, ironically, some of my students still believe global warming is an evil conspiracy/hoax). Sadly, the air conditioning in our building doesn’t kick on until May 15 (?!—but I’m trying to push them to do it sooner) even as our elevator’s been broken for most of the past month or two. Frustrating.
By now everyone that needed to be notified has been, and so it’s appropriate to broadcast: I’m moving to Oxford, Mississippi.
I’m attending the APSA Teaching & Learning Conference this weekend in Baltimore. This’ll be my first foray into a pedagological conference, so I’m a bit nervous. I certainly hope to gain some insights to improve my teaching in the future.
After much anticipation, here are some pictures of Javi from the last two months. Sorry, we’ve just been so incredibly busy.
So the Senate passed a (oh so slightly) modified bailout package 74-25-1. Both of my (Maryland) senators voted for it. Unfortunately, neither is up for reelection this year. Now it’s up to the House. If my representative (John Sarbanes) votes for it, I will vote for his Republican challenger in November (and I don’t currently even know his/her name). Why? Because I want my $2,300! (my estimated share of the $700 billion).
Last Saturday, Javi & I went to the Baltimore Comicon. We hoped on Light Rail & rode down to Inner Harbor. It wasn’t nearly as large as I had imagined, but it was still a lot of fun. And Javi was a good sport.