8/31: nice feedback
...from a colleague about a translation I did for her. I made a somewhat unusual/unexpected choice at one point and wasn't sure what she would think of it, but it seems to have struck her just the way I hoped.
8/29: more casual
On Thursday I only have my intermediate Latin class in the late afternoon, so I could sleep until 7, be a little less urgent about getting ready for work, and not rush preparing in my office. I also felt like I could wear clothes that were a little more casual since the class is a smaller group, most of whom know me pretty well already, so I don't need clothes to convey anything in particular.
8/28: returning home and finding
...that Chris had made a tasty snack for us to nibble on while we made dinner.
8/27: Latin underway
Both of my Latin courses convened for the first time this semester. It was fun to see the intermediate students, all but one of whom I've taught before. We got right into translating and talking, and it felt good to dig in. All the beginning students but one are new to me, and it was really nice to meet them.
8/25: the similes
...in Elizabeth Cook's Achilles! And the exquisite account of the funeral of Achilles, with sea nymphs in attendance!
8/24: writing
...a lesson plan on the porch with my morning coffee plus some cats for company. It's a plan for a low-stakes, ice-breaking vocal activity that I hope the students will enjoy on Monday. I came up with it in June when I taught one of my mother's summer classes, and I realized I could retool it for my first-year seminar class.
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