Friday, May 8, 2015

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Five Things that Don't Suck, It's a Dog's Life Edition

1. when the sunny spot from the window hits your bed just right
2. cheese
3. visitors who are willing to pet you
4. especially when they call you good names like "sweetie" or "buddy"
5. cheese. And not knowing how to count. And cheese

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Five Things that Don't Suck, Okay, I Won't Talk About Summer Break Anymore Edition

1. random times during the year when I do not have to be on campus
2. various seasons during which I do not grade
3. any day on which I can sit and watch the bees for a while at any given point in the day
4. iced coffee, which I enjoy anytime between, say, April and October, so definitely not just in the hot months
5. any day where I don't have to use an alarm clock

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Five Things that Don't Suck, Not Quite Random Tuesday Edition

1. 2 o'clock this afternoon
2. being done with grading for the summer
3. submitting grades
4. not thinking about paperwork and such for a couple of days
5. poems and being able to read and write them

Monday, May 4, 2015

Five Things that Don't Suck, Finals Week Edition

1. being on campus without teaching classes*
2. helping students get finished up
3. cleaning up my office
4. returning library books
5. getting new library books

*don't get me wrong--teaching doesn't suck, either

Sunday, May 3, 2015

Five Things that Don't Suck, Slightly Obsessed Edition

1. having the yard buzzing with bees again
2. looking out a back window to see bees coming in and out of the hive
3. waking up with the desire to go outside and hug the hive*
4. how excited Jed is about it
5. the possibility that the next bee order will arrive a week early**

*not recommended
**next week!