1/17: late afternoon chat

I have a colleague in the Theatre department whose company I really enjoy, but we rarely see each other more than in passing--our offices are in different buildings and our schedules don't lead to our crossing paths often. Today we met up for coffee & a conversation. The semester officially begins tomorrow, so getting together this afternoon was a way to enjoy quality time in one another's company before things get busy again. Having a real, unrushed conversation was a nice way to celebrate the end of the break and the beginning of a new term. Plus it was great to exchange ideas--so often meetings with colleagues necessarily focus on bureaucratic or practical issues, but this was thought for thought's sake!