1. A Conspiracy of Kings. It was everything that I’d hoped.
2. To-Do. Today and tomorrow I have quite a lot to do, possibly because I was frittering away my time these past three days reading the above. I have a stack of grading, a paper proposal to write, a book to read and write about, and some fiction to edit. This will take several hours. I’ll have to strategize my approach so that I’m not staring at the computer screen too long. Normally I would have the whole weekend to work through, but since my last few attempts to have a working vacation failed on both counts (I didn’t work and I enjoyed my vacation less because I was worrying about not working), I will try to cross off all the items on the to-do list before Friday night.
3. On Sluggish Drains. I have long, straight hair. It likes to hang out in drains. I need to call the apartment complex and see what they can do, because past experience has demonstrated that my hair is naturally healthy and Draino-resistant. As of this morning I have adopted a no-tolerance policy: I took a shower in our other shower because I’ve had enough of standing in soapy water.
4. Ah, Domesticity. Drains and washers and chores and tea. I’m as an exciting a blogger as cyberspace has ever seen. Maybe in my next few posts, I’ll lie.
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