most people probably don't have any idea what Attila the Hun DID

Didn't Attila die while having sex?

Yeah, I know he did all sorts of Hun stuff, but that's the thing that sticks out in my memory....

There's very little evidence that the Huns of the waning days of the Roman Empire have any connection to the modern Hungarians, other than invaders from the East being generically called "Huns".

I don't know if they chose that name because is dad is Hungarian - it was just the only possibility I could see for naming him that name - like maybe Attila doesn't have such negative associations there or something.

Re Attila - at least he got laid (yeah ... NGA)

Catching up:

Suzi, congrats on your mother's new kidney! may it serve her well for many years to come.

Anne, I'm so sorry about your grandfather, and all the problems your mother's having.

Glad Joe got home to Aimee and Em.

Vortex and Sparky, you know, not-for-profits seem to work a lot like universities, only without some of the intellectual pretensions.

meara, don't think of it as leaving DC - think of it as spreading some joy to the other coast.

And it occurred to me ... wouldn't it be sad if someone had to miss the Folsom Street Fair because they were literally tied up?

Attila? Really? That's unfortunate.

So you know what's annoying? When the school's email and electronic grading access are completely down the morning that progress reports are due. I'm really glad I finished mine yesterday; otherwise, I would not be a happy camper right now.

So today is my "light" teaching day--I only teach three classes--and I should really be taking this time to find student samples from the first writing assignment to use for a writing lesson. I'm going to get right on that.

Now I'm thinking Attila Ghengis Hitler would be a bad name.

I hab ad awful code. which attacked me in something like 15 minutes -from healthy to dyink. am going back to bed. dis stiks.

P.S. Having a classroom in the foreign language wing is annoying as hell. You know how irritating those recorded language tapes were, the ones that would say a phrase and BEEP and then ask the class to repeat? Yeah. I'm hearing those in French, Spanish, and Chinese ALL THE TIME.

Also, chanting. Learning a language apparently requires excessive amounts of chanting.

Bye-by tooth ~ma, Ginger!

Feel better, Sox.

Attila is an unfortunate name. Maybe there's a nickname of which we're not aware that he can use?

Kristin, I think they're trying to brainwash you! They're probably all chanting, "Give us As, give us As."

I got to sleep at 4:30 am.

I stayed up to work on my computer (still dead) until 1. Then, naturally, Mallory woke up at 1:30 and didn't get back to sleep until 4:15. That would be because Robert just mentioned how Mal had been sleeping really well.

Raq, do you have a Lifetime Fitness anywhere nearby?

No, alas. But the thing is jiujitsu. I could work out at the Y, or take yoga or pilates, and get the childcare. Just not jiujitsu.

Ah well. It would probably be too expensive anyway.

Current stress and First World Problem: Halloween Party. I want to have one, but don't know what to do with the kid situation. If I say no kids, anly like 15 people will show, and I'll have to find a sitter for Mal. If I say kids OK, it becomes difficult to have the adult part of the party. I'd like to have a kids party in the basement, but I don't want to chaperone...but some moms would, but I don't know how to ask them.