While I was standing outside the classroom building after class today, checking some messages on my phone, one of my students came up to me and thanked me, because he says that he's taken Calculus II before and didn't understand it, but he's understanding it a lot better this time. So that was nice.

I've got to spend most of the weekend working -- all the usual issues of tech not working right and people being people means that I'm behind on work, and need to spend most of this weekend making videos for my online class and typing up note guides for my in-person classes and getting a bunch of paperwork done. At least I'm getting better at using the video-making equipment.

I was thinking maybe that, if I finished all my work, I'd reward myself by going to Newport and catching some Pokemon (there are a ton there) and seeing a movie, but the weather is supposed to be gross, and there aren't any movies playing that I really want to see.

I ate butter chicken for dinner again. This batch was spicier. But I like it.

I think that was my last concert for a while. Everyone stood through the whole show. So, I could see nothing, not even the screens. But it sounded great.

So this is adorable, my niece Sarah adopted two older dogs, a dachshund and a French bulldog who has seizures, and they're getting to where they can't keep up with her walking with their tiny little legs, so she bought them a doggie stroller! They both fit in it because they're little and they sit there and look around and wag their tails and they're so happy. So now she goes around Providence with two dogs in a stroller and it's ridiculously cute.

Sorry about the show, sj. Music must have been good to keep so many people on their feet.

Zenkitty, that does sound cute!

So my brother and E are back from vacation and there's a bit of tension between bro and Mom over boundaries.

Or more like Mom not respecting bro's GF as E's other parent. I'm not really sure but I can kind of see both sides and I'm trying to stay out of it as much as I can.

Also I need to make a doctor's appointment because I've been having some weird issues with my feet (they feel hot and tight and I've had tingling in my legs and feet off and on ) and it's not going away and I know I need to get this checked out.

Except I don't want to deal with the doctors at all.

I should have called my doctor's office this morning as they are open Saturday mornings. I got bit by something - a spider or maybe stung - yesterday. It was an instant OUCH but there wasn't anything obvious. Then it started to get a small red circle with no obvious break in the skin and would send sharp stabbing pains. Now it has a white center with a red circle, though the circle hasn't grown. It doesn't hurt as much as yesterday and I don't really know what they could do since I have no idea what got me. But I've never had something like this before. I'm just keeping an eye on it with a bandaid over it so it doesn't rub against my clothes and get more aggravated.

In the meantime, I'm working on my last paper for this class. It isn't due for a week, so I'm trying to get as much of a jump on it as possible. Go me?

Uh, urgent care, perhaps, suzi? That doesn't sound good!

Suzi, I'd go to urgent care asap with that.