There is no Freedom
Aug. 6th, 2018 05:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lydamorehouse The lake weekend was wonderful. I spent a lot of time, unplugged, staring out at our friends' garden watching the hummingbirds. I managed to get a good picture of one:
Now it's the regular week and I'm trying to get back into the groove of things. Today I took Mason back to Washington; he had a robotics planning meeting. They're starting to look forward to next year, and there is some talk of a demonstration and/or competition of some kind at the State Fair. (I can only be as clear and detailed as my son was to me, so that means: not very.)
Tomorrow, we are headed to the DMV to see if Mason can pass the written test and get his learners' permit. He just took an official practice test and got a 90%. So, fingers crossed he can repeat that under pressure.
Otherwise, I'm trying to decide if I want to catch any Fringe shows this year. Last year, I went to see my friendnaomikritzer do her thing and so I am now on the Fringe's mailing list. A lot of the people I know in SF/F fandom are also theater geeks, so a number of people I know are involved one way or another in Fringe... and some of their shows seem pretty interesting. Plus, it was fun to hit a show last year and I'm wondering if I should pick one or two and do it again this year. Since my family isn't up for it, I've found it easiest to pick a late night show and go.
One year, I'd love to invest in a VIP pass and go to as many as I can fit in, in the week.
Meanwhile, I've been catching up on correspondence and enjoying not having as crazy a work schedule as I did last month. Tonight, for instance, I was able to make pot stickers (a family favorite) and not have to dash out the door to go to Roseville or some other place. I've been working a LOT of Monday nights this last month and it almost feels weird to be sitting at home.
I haven't been feeling like writing ANYTHING lately, but I suspect that will pass. I think my brain is just doing a little 'reset' post-class. I got my evaluations from the Loft. Most are glowing or non-descriptive, but I had one comment that's been haunting me. Someone wrote on the "things you wish there were more of in class" section. "There was no freedom." I have no idea what that means in this context. I, of course, have been spending many waking hours trying to puzzle it out. The best I can figure is that I very much teach in lecture-style. It's possible that this student was hoping to get up and move more. Or perhaps my structure was too repetitive? I did have people write via prompts, but I always said that you could use any writing time as free writing, so....?
This will now be the mystery that occupies my life.
Now it's the regular week and I'm trying to get back into the groove of things. Today I took Mason back to Washington; he had a robotics planning meeting. They're starting to look forward to next year, and there is some talk of a demonstration and/or competition of some kind at the State Fair. (I can only be as clear and detailed as my son was to me, so that means: not very.)
Tomorrow, we are headed to the DMV to see if Mason can pass the written test and get his learners' permit. He just took an official practice test and got a 90%. So, fingers crossed he can repeat that under pressure.
Otherwise, I'm trying to decide if I want to catch any Fringe shows this year. Last year, I went to see my friend
naomikritzer do her thing and so I am now on the Fringe's mailing list. A lot of the people I know in SF/F fandom are also theater geeks, so a number of people I know are involved one way or another in Fringe... and some of their shows seem pretty interesting. Plus, it was fun to hit a show last year and I'm wondering if I should pick one or two and do it again this year. Since my family isn't up for it, I've found it easiest to pick a late night show and go. One year, I'd love to invest in a VIP pass and go to as many as I can fit in, in the week.
Meanwhile, I've been catching up on correspondence and enjoying not having as crazy a work schedule as I did last month. Tonight, for instance, I was able to make pot stickers (a family favorite) and not have to dash out the door to go to Roseville or some other place. I've been working a LOT of Monday nights this last month and it almost feels weird to be sitting at home.
I haven't been feeling like writing ANYTHING lately, but I suspect that will pass. I think my brain is just doing a little 'reset' post-class. I got my evaluations from the Loft. Most are glowing or non-descriptive, but I had one comment that's been haunting me. Someone wrote on the "things you wish there were more of in class" section. "There was no freedom." I have no idea what that means in this context. I, of course, have been spending many waking hours trying to puzzle it out. The best I can figure is that I very much teach in lecture-style. It's possible that this student was hoping to get up and move more. Or perhaps my structure was too repetitive? I did have people write via prompts, but I always said that you could use any writing time as free writing, so....?
This will now be the mystery that occupies my life.