By Way of Introduction

I am in my late 30's, recently doctored, and catching a ride on the Tenure Track at an LAC. I love to teach. I love to read. When I'm really honest with myself, I acknowledge that I even love to write. I'm trying to read the books I purchased after graduation. My shelves are filled with books I want to read, books I purchased with every intent to read, but never got around to.

I watch too much television.

I eat too much chocolate. And Alouette Garlic & Herb cheese spread. And drink too much coffee. I'll let you fill in the rest.

I enjoy crafting. I keep a blog about it and no, I won't tell you where it is. What crafts? Mostly the ones that require needles: quilting, knitting, spinning (to make yarn to ply with needles), crocheting, embroidery. I like making things and I really like making things that I don't have to think about too much. Crafting relaxes me.

Academically, I daydream about writing tools, South Park, reading, poetry, Yeats, Doctor Who, writing, markup, the Internet, plagiarism, discourse communities, Project Runway, Isocrates, gaming, religion, Auden, Law & Order, Eliot, and Blake. I write about some of these things, I talk about others, and the remainder linger, waiting their turn.

I do not like the outdoors. They're pretty to look at, and I certainly don't mind being in nature, as long as nature leaves me alone. I'm not a fisher, hiker, biker, walker, runner, camper, or any other -er involving intense contact with the outside world. I recognize that I need to incorporate some physical activity if I plan to maintain my chocolate/cheese/coffee habit (see above); I'm vacillating between belly dancing and treadmill torture.

Enough for now, I think. Someday I'll let you in on my politics.