3/31: letting

...myself do not-work until the evening.  In the morning I readied lots of postcards for the mail; in the afternoon I made some inch-square collages and then went for a sun-filled walk with Chris on the nature trail near campus.  On the drive into town we saw a deer in the woods, a sweet sight.

3/30: two Davids

I met up with two friends named David today.  One David I ran into unexpectedly at the state high-school language competition where we both turned out to be volunteering.  The other David and I had a nice phone conversation which we had arranged earlier in the week.

3/29: redbuds

The redbuds popped into bloom this week.  It was a busy, tiring week, but seeing the redbuds throughout it gave me a boost.

3/28: a good talk

...by a former student, on the animation of statues in Greek and Roman literature.

3/27: ending the work-day

...with everything on my to-do list finished.

3/26: two

At home:  seeing a bluebird almost as soon as I walked out the door this morning.

At school:  talking with a student about a Plato erasure and bookbinding project.

3/25: the calmest part of my day

...was reading Joel Agee's translation of Prometheus Bound.  The play itself is not at all calm (Prometheus suffers under the cosmic tyranny of Zeus!), but I really like this play and Agee's translation of it.  I'm grateful to have had the chance/excuse to re-read it tonight, polish up old thoughts, and collect some new ones.

3/24: looking back at break

I made a list of things to do over spring break, and--as usual--it was overly ambitious.  But I got enough of it done to feel fine about it.  And I'm glad that by not doing all of it I gave myself the chance to rest a bit and keep chasing away a cold that's trying to take hold.