midgebop
Drunk on a world served straight: through the lens of a travel junkie, movie slut, foodie, music lover (no country twang please), queer liberal, English prof.

May 2008



Security Breach

Saturday, 31 May 2008 9:25 P GMT-07
This first sign of trouble occurred when we got on to the Hertz shuttle after returning our car. The driver made an announcement about Terminal 2--there's been a security breach. He apologized, wanting us to make sure we didn't leave San Dieg
Amy Braziller

Please BITE me again--a foodie rave

Tuesday, 27 May 2008 8:56 P GMT-07
I love good food. Really, I love it, and tonight I finally had a fabulous meal in San Diego at Bite, which calls itself a Modern California Bistro and Wine Bar. After venturing into Obelisk, the queer bookstore in the Hillcrest neighborhood of San Di
Amy Braziller

My Weekend--one long status update

Sunday, 4 May 2008 7:46 P GMT-07
Yes, this might devolve into a whine, but seriously, I don't feel like I had a true weekend. While I have done leisure things sandwiched between the craziness of work, it is now at 8:20pm on Sunday evening that I have some time to myself. And so,
Amy Braziller

The Pleasures of Working from Home

Thursday, 1 May 2008 12:28 P GMT-07
This semester, I remember to schedule all my classes on two days (I do forget this from time to time or it's impossible with the classes I desire to teach). Thursdays I don't have any obligations, such as office hours, that commit me to campu
Amy Braziller

Looking for good reads?

Thursday, 1 May 2008 8:29 A GMT-07
For a new twist on interpreting the dead, why not view their library. Library Thing, a virtual collection of what's on people's bookshelves, has a section devoted to dead people's libraries: I See Dead People's Books.  Currently,
Amy Braziller