my virtual notebook

Barbie goes Barvarian...

Here's a link to an article describing a new look for Barbie.  Also if you scroll down a bit you can see a "Barbie" version of Angela Merkel, looking very proper in a dark pant suit.

In other news: summer is almost over and the week of meetings and gatherings before classes start begins. I have finished editing the article and now just need to check footnotes and send it out. I am working on my tenure file, which is due Sept, 14. I am still working on my syllabei, but feel pretty good about what I've done so far and what remains to be done.

We might be getting a new kitty temporarily (till December)  this week.

Sunday, September 30, 2007: Class Record Book: Project 365: #337

Class Record Book: Project 365: #337
Originally uploaded by cathie.

A Sunday shot.

Friday, September 21, 2007: Comfy shoes: Project 365: #328

Comfy shoes: Project 365: #328
Originally uploaded by cathie.

An office shot. I have new carpet in there now--maybe its time for a new office shot!

Thursday, September 20, 2007: Class prep: Project 365: #327

Class prep: Project 365: #327
Originally uploaded by cathie.

Class prep photo for my Honors class on Romanticism and Transcendentalism.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007: Melanie, French Native Speaker T.A. 2007- 08: Project 365: #304

Tuesday, August 28, 2007: Melanie, French Native Speaker T.A. 2007-08: Project 365: #304
Originally uploaded by cathie.

Another picture that feels "old" simply because we now have a new French T.A. along with new T.A.'s from Germany and Mexico. Recently Melanie came back to Albion and Michigan for a visit.

The reason I took this picture is that being the main faculty person to do web-stuff (although now our wonderful secretary does most of it() I take pictures of the T.A.'s and post them to our homepage. Here's the link to the 2007-2008 T.A.'s

Saturday, August 25, 2007: Julia making Mojitos: Project 365: #301

Saturday, August 25, 2007: Julia making Mojitos: Project 365: #301
Originally uploaded by cathie.

Beginning of Semester party at profs house! Bring on the mojitos! They were yummy.

Monday, August 20, 2007: New textbook for German 301: Project365: #296

New textbook for German301: Project365: #296
Originally uploaded by cathie.

Now, as I write this blog entry in December 2008, this textbook is not so new, except we are now going to use it for the fourth and fifth semesters: so I get to teach the exact same chapters back to back, since last Fall I taught 301 with it and now in the Spring I'll teach 202 with the same chapters.  And then next Fall the 301 class will get taught the second half of the book. I might have to slow it down a bit for 202 this time.

Sunday, August 19, 2007: Tree/bush? on campus: Project 365: #295

Sunday, August, 19, 2007: Tree/bush? on campus: Project 365: #295
Originally uploaded by cathie.

Sunday before school: a shot taken as I walked home from the office.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007: SOAR sign outside the K(ellog) C(enter): Project 365: #290

Wednesday, August 15, 2007: SOAR sign outside the K(ellog) C(enter): Project 365: #291
Originally uploaded by cathie.

This seems like a long time ago--because well, it was...but I kind of remember it.

Saturday, 05/12/07: Me with Neil before Commencement: Project365: #195

Saturday, 05/12/07: Me with Neil before Commencement: Project365: #195 
Originally uploaded by cathie.

Graduation Day! Neil was a very good German student. (Chemistry major, German minor). I remember the day - it was fine and warm and sunny! We had eleven German majors who graduated, which is quite a few for a small subsection of a department!