8/31: receiving
...a Postcrossing postcard with a black-and-white photo of an art deco Good Luck gas station. I need good luck this weekend, as I start writing my five-year self-evaluation letter for work.
8/30: enjoying thinking
...about Seneca's Phaedra, about a collaborative erasure project, about Latin class tomorrow.
8/29: better news
...about my Toyota. When we took it to the dealer last week for a recall fix the mechanics there recommended a bunch of extra and pricey repairs, including one to fix a "major" and "severe" oil leak (even though we haven't noticed losing oil and there are no oil drops on my parking spot). We had the car checked out today by our regular garage, and they said there was no leak. I hope they're right!
8/28: getting clearer
...in my mind about some assignments for the senior capstone seminar, and getting more concrete in assembling the materials.
8/27: tired but...
I am feeling wrung out at the end of this day. But even in the tiredness I'm grateful for office hour meetings with students, time spent with Chris at dinner, snatches of a novel-for-pleasure, and a chance to think about Senecan tragedy and the Phaedra.
8/26: Annie
A dear friend of my family passed away today. She did a lot of theatre with my parents over the years, and with me and my siblings, too, once we were old enough to join in. She ate countless meals at our kitchen table, came to so many cast parties, and saw us grow from toddlers to teenagers. We considered her our aunt, even though we weren't "officially" related. She was an actor of consummate craft and great charisma. Off the stage she made my father laugh like no one else could, and she made a way in the world like only she could. I am grateful that she was part of my childhood and is still part of who I am.
8/25: mixing
...chores and rest. Chores with Chris included cleaning and reorganizing the pantry shelves and going grocery shopping. Rest included going back to sleep after I woke up early, finishing reading one novel, and starting another one.
8/24: on the water
The afternoon had practical hurdles (car trouble & plumbing issues), but after dinner I went kayaking for a little bit and then I drove to the pier to watch the moon on the water. This is a pixelated photo of the moonlight:
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