Back at the "Other Place"

And no, I don't mean Cambridge. I'm talking about my teaching blog. If you know the link go find me there, if not, email me and I'll send you the link.

I'm going to start leaving a few posts there now that I'm starting to think about my winterterm class. It's hard to cross back over into Facultyworld (sounds like a theme park...and hey, in some ways, it is), but I need to make the transition.

So go visit me o'er there, as my first back-to-work post is a request for advice.

Cheers!
Kaitlin

Thank you!

I'm back. And it's weird. Updates to follow.

But I couldn't go any longer without thanking my secret spoiler from Spoil-a-Blogger 2.0, who I discovered a while back but never managed to thank publicly on my blog. So, a big huge THANK YOU to Lori-Lyn over at The Dream Life for all my excellent gifts! I'm so sorry I didn't thank you on here sooner!!!

I don't know if Gwen is planning another round of Spoil-a-Blogger, but if she is, I'd encourage you to participate. You do need a blog (and it doesn't have to be on Blogger, it can be any kind of blog), but you do not need to be in the United States. It is a lot of fun to get gifts from a secret person, and then when people compliment you on them and ask where you got them, you can say mysterious things like, "A girl in Kentucky gave this to me, but I don't know her," hehehe.

Thanks again, Lori-Lyn!
Much love to all,
Me

Kait is tired at Heathrow.

Kait is tired at Heathrow.
Originally uploaded by Kait W..

This is the last pic I took in England before I went home for the break. I'm home now, and will be back in Oxford on January 16. I'll post an update or two in the meantime, but for now I have to get ready to go back to being Adjunct Kait.

Oxford folks - miss you already!
Hartford folks - are you ready for me???

Much love,
Kaitlin

And that's a wrap!

About a half-hour ago, I finished my last tutorial of the term. I am d-o-n-e done!!!!!

My final paper was craptacular but I still somehow managed a 70, which means I finish the term with a distinction-level average. Now I have to focus on getting packed up and outta here.

Where will you find Kait when she's not at Catz, you ask? Good question. I'll still leave the occasional post here, probably talking about stuff I miss. I'll also be back at the teaching blog, sharing all my winterterm antics. If you're interested, I'll send you the link if you've never read it before. As for the Xanga, it's pretty much retired, but I will keep it open so I can comment on other Xangas.

Damn! It's pouring out, and it's black tie guest dinner night! What am I supposed to do?!? It's a bit of a hike to the hall from the MCR when it's pouring out...and I'll have to carry a coat and an umbrella.

3 1/2 days to go...

Much love,
Me

Holy crap, it's December!

Where the hell did November go?

I have been in Oxford now for two months and three days. Tomorrow I will have been in the college for two months. I go home for Christmas in exactly five days. And I will return one month and two weeks after that.

Whoa.