Well, I've been back at work for two weeks. Two colleagues and at least one of my students are Covid positive. I'm feeling kind of blah and my sinuses are hurting and my temperature has been around 99-99.5, so I got a Covid test this morning. Waiting for results. I'm really not sure whether it'll be positive or not -- I could have some other virus or a sinus infection or something. I'm pissed off that I need to be teaching in-person with full classroom capacity in the first place.

Ugh, Hil. Wishes for negativity. I've had several tests, and even knowing that it is likely okay it is still anxiety-inducing to wait.

Happy Saturday. I leave on vacation on Wed, so I am in full pre-trip prep.

Doing laundry now. Next up:

roomba downstairs
vacuum upstairs
clean bathroom
schedule COVID test

then:

take compost out
resist buying anything while out
clear off counters

late afternoon:

mow lawn (since more rain is possible tomorrow)

Where are you going? I know you had to cancel something, but what did you decide to do?

I am really trying to cross train! I think I actually have to cross train the director, who is new. Most of the “lurch” stuff tends to involve being a person who can fix things that have never come up before! My new duties for instructional design basically have back-up, but the Center for Lifelong Learning has a director who has only been appointed since July and a new assistant who started in August. But they are both great and quick to learn, so I am hopeful they will be up to speed soon. We also have to be able to transfer some of the technology support for certain programs to IT- we have an odd strution where instructional design is not part of IT reporting structure- most of our instructional designers (except 2 of us) are faculty and the two of us report to them. So when we introduce new technologies, I think IT sort of resents it and just sends it to us! But I get it, because the problem sometimes stems from HOW the instructor is using the technology for learning, which we can help make suggestions. But sometimes the issue is “I can’t log in”, which I hate supporting.

Also, what was the old very funny website that Danny Lavery had before he was Dear Prudence?

JenP I am going to see my parents, who I have not seen in person since JAN 2020!!!

Holy shit! That is awesome. Whole week?

Sophia, cross training for the win. And I do not know.

Also, what was the old very funny website that Danny Lavery had before he was Dear Prudence?

The Toast.

I am dogsitting sweet little Cupid today, while her folks are taking Matilda overnight camping in Sonoma. Matilda's friend, Iris, was out walking Cupid in the nearby dog park last week when a big dog, off-leash, came rushing out of nowhere, snatched Cupid up and chomped her pretty bad. Broke her ribs, punctured her lung. The person responsible for the dog was walking it for his visiting Father-in-Law, and had no idea this dog would attack. Now he's responsible for $20,000 worth of dog surgery.

Anyway, I've know Cupid since she was a puppy tied up in front of Matilda's elementary school and we've looked after her before. She's the sweetest old girl now, missing most of her teeth. It's the second time she's been attacked by a dog and needed ER care! Poor thing! Leave her alone, mean dogs!

She looks pretty rough. One side shaved down, stitched up. A raw open wound and a tube. She's still waggy though.

She's happy to accept scritches inside her cone though, and snarfled up a slice of turkey. She's on heavy meds so hopefully she'll sleep all day and she'll be collected tonight.

The Toast.

I miss The Toast so much!