I've read some articles about the debate. I didn't watch it.

Fox News had an opinion piece tried to spin it as the moderators were totally unfair to Trump. It has this paragraph "Rather than patiently and systematically challenging Harris with evidence that his administration had helped the middle class more than hers, Trump reverted to form, claiming once again that he actually won the 2020 election. "

When has Trump ever patiently or systematically challenged anyone with evidence?

Taylor Swift has officially endorsed Harris. And Trump seems to think that will hurt her in the marketplace.

M's mom said she thought that Harris and Trump did the same in the debate. But she didn't watch all of it. I brought the outrageous lies and she couldn't believe he said that...or well she could but was like "he said that?" It was pointed out to me that a lot of people around here will vote for Trump and I said I knew SC would go from Trump ..

Interestingly in Brevard I didn't see as many political yard signs as I've seen in the past. I only saw a handful of Presidential ones and only one of those was Trump.

I think the last thing I saw from Nate Silver was Trump winning the Electoral College by a landside and Harris winning the popular vote by a small amount. That worries me.

My crush on Jon Stewart's back on. Also, loved Desi Lydic's bit the other day that was like "What if one crazy lady wrote all the frantic campaign e-mails?"

The new chair has been delivered to the math department, and should be in my classroom by tomorrow.

Yay chair.

And Trump seems to think that will hurt her in the marketplace.

The new chair has been delivered to the math department, and should be in my classroom by tomorrow.

Well thank goodness!! I've been passionately frustrated on your behalf regarding this stupid chair! Yay, chair!

I am waiting with bated breath until tomorrow to get Hil's confirmation that the chair is truly there

Yeah i feel like I don’t believe in the chair until Hil confirms the reality of it

Timelies all!

Here's the recap:

Sunday:Ren Fest was ok. Mostly a lot of following Mr. S around, though I did get to see most of a Shakespeare Skum show and a show with a woman billed as the Queen of hoops.

Monday: Mr. S had a major meltdown at school which resulted in him getting suspended and an overnight stay in the ER.

Tuesday: Spent the day worrying because I had not heard from Gary at all. Got home from work to find them coming up the sidewalk. Had to drive them to a nearby Metro stop, since that's where Gary's car was.

Today: Got to work to find out one of my coworkers tested positive for Covid, so I was masked the whole day. Bought some COVID tests, which both Mr. S and I used.(Mr. S hasn't been feeling well) We both tested negative for Covid and the flu. Gary went to urgent care as he was sick and he wanted a PCR test. He was negative, too.

The department admin just emailed me to say that she assembled the chair and put it in the classroom, and that it's chained to the desk so that no one can walk away with it.

Oof. I needed to do a shit ton of stuff today to expedite Matilda's passport, and I did all the things I can do today, and can finish and turn that in with the expeditors tomorrow.

Filled out online forms, printed them at a local FedEx, scanned important documents, paid for the passport service.

I also did our travel arrangements for going down to LA to look at schools next week, including flights, hotel and rental car.

Also set up visits to two different Claremont Colleges (Pomona, Pitzer), set up a visit with my friend Josh on Thursday, and a sleepover for Matilda on Weds with her friend Veronica (at Cal State Northridge).

So a total whirlwind with us being there from Tues to Friday morning, but a good necessary step.

Also, we met with Hannah last night and we worked out the itinerary for her and Matilda to go to Europoe in October (hence the hurried passport), and then I cut a fat check to Hannah so she could start buying airplane tickets and setting up Air BnB's.

Matilda and Hannah will be flying directly from SFO to London. There for three days, then to Paris for four days. Then to Berlin for a week where they will visit with Hannah's daughter and Matilda's friend, Norah.