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Housecleaning: Bloggiesta-style

I am super behind on everything (and by everything, I mean grading, of course). Still and all, I am going to try to carve out some time to do stuff around my blog for...

February 2015 Reading Roundup

I finished 10 books this month! This year is off to a winning start. The Untelling by Tayari Jones (adult) The Book with No Pictures by BJ Novak (children) Relish by Lucy...

January 2015 Reading Roundup

Hey, so I finished 12 books this month! Much better than last January when I only read two. I also made some progress towards my reading challenge goals. Books read The Queen...

Winter 2015 Mini Bloggiesta

I didn't plan to participate in this weekend's mini bloggiesta, yet here I am doing little things around my blog. So, this is me, making it official. My to-do list: 1. Make my...

I’m tired.

I missed posting last week because I was grading, grading, grading. And I was all set to post something this week, but then the Ferguson decision happened and the shooting of...

Grading.

My goal has been to post once a week since I require my students to do so. And I have been doing really well! And then...grading. Sooo much grading. In fact, I have entered...

Reboot

I have been largely MIA this summer because...summer, you know. Anyway, I require my composition students to keep weekly blogs throughout the semester, so I figure I should do...

Bloggiesta!

So, I decided at the last minute to sign up for and participate in Bloggiesta. I have no plans for this weekend, so the timing is perfect. My planned to-do list: participate...

Sorting Hat: Scandal

Yes, this is a book blog. But my other love is TV, and sometimes the two will overlap, especially when I start thinking to myself, "Hmm, I wonder which Hogwarts House these...