i only had two students, but the class setting was definitely much nicer. with two students, i could really watch how much they paid attention; which topics interested them and which wants they were bored or confused with. everybody said it was a good class, but i know that i really have to put some effort into providing more structure and flow. from-the-cuff is fine in tough times, but it can’t be my modus operandi.

i have desired this for a while, and i finally did it. i rode my bike to class from work, and back. i’m sore today although not as much as i would have expected. i’m also pretty tired. i slept much better last night than i have in a while so i need to keep this exercise thing up! i’m thinking i should ride to the top of Queen Anne hill and go to the library today so i can check out some books on electronics, as i am clueless.

two bedroom, with some kind of deck (for outdoor activities such as grilling or lathing) two car garage (not strictly necessary), equidistant between UW and lower Queen Anne, nice neighborhood, something likely to appreciate in the next 5 years (or at least not depreciate), a neighborhood for Bailey to run around in…

i bought a bike yesterday, which was awesome. it is used; “a beater” is what the shop owner called it. i think it will work out well. i even rode it up the hill and around the neighborhoods for a little while. i was supposed to play ultimate frisbee today but i slept horribly. i kept having the same pointless dream over and over and it kept waking me up. i think i am worried about lots of things right now: work, school, teaching next week, my ACL article, Eriko’s visit… i cancelled on frisbee. i can’t blame it entirely on a poor night’s sleep, though, because it likely contributed to the poor night’s sleep. i’m not good at frisbee and the pressure of playing on a team that wants to win make me very anxious. it isn’t just that i play poorly; i don’t even know the rules. i think if i just go to the next game with the intention of doing nothing more than watching i might not feel so much pressure. i’m hoping i can shrug off these worried blues and ride my bike to UW today; if it’s bearable than i want to ride to and from class.

i’m not hungry for dinner. could be the big lunch i had, or the cheerios and milk i snacked on when i got home. in other news, i got Linux working on this handheld Jornada. it doesn’t work very well (yet) but its sweet!