12/4: remembering

...the Pompeian graffiti on a launderer's shop that toys with the opening of the Aeneid.  It was fun to bring into our last Vergil class.

12/3: extra apple

I didn't eat all of my lunch apple yesterday, so I included the remainder when I packed my new apple slices for today.  And I ended up having to stay at school much later than I planned, so I was grateful for the extra fuel. 

12/2: two things

1.  Thinking about Vergil's Dido and her relationship to Circe, Calypso, Nausicaa, Medea, Ariadne, and Cleopatra--first in my office on my own (as I prepared for class) and then in class with the students' input and observations.

2.  Receiving colored envelopes that perfectly match this year's holiday card.

12/1: the excitement

...of a student who was making a connection between the Percy Jackson class and a course they are taking on the Book of Job.  They had a light-bulb moment during class and then came to my office hours later to explain the idea to me.  The idea was very good, and I'm grateful that the student shared with me their excitement at making the connection as well as their fleshing-out of the idea.