http://www.cheekyprof.com/ en-us 2008-03-15T09:00:27-06:00 CheekyProfhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes http://www.cheekyprof.com/archives/2008/03/local_schmokel.php Today I am attending a local political convention as a district delegate. It hasn't even officially started yet and it's already a clusterfuck. Way to attract new people to the process, folks. This is gonna suck big time. That is all.... Politique CheekyProf 2008-03-15T09:00:27-06:00 http://www.cheekyprof.com/archives/2008/03/rboc_happy_and.php Mr. Cheeky turns 40 today!!! Happy birthday, honey. I love you! And I'm oh so glad you turned 40 before me. ;-) In much less cheerful news, my brother's girlfriend's step-father was killed in a horrible car accident last evening. My mom called me, hysterical, because my brother had called... Miscellany CheekyProf 2008-03-13T12:28:35-06:00 http://www.cheekyprof.com/archives/2008/03/roastmycolleagu.php A post about academic bloggers over at Rate Your Students had me laughing so hard this morning that I teared up enough to have to reapply my eyeliner. Here's a snippet: And I won't even get started on the whole insular world that is academic blogging, with all the above... Life in Academia CheekyProf 2008-03-10T09:25:27-06:00 http://www.cheekyprof.com/archives/2008/03/morning_darknes.php Another reason I hate daylight saving time. As someone who is NOT a morning person I had been thrilled recently at the sun coming up around my waking time. But now? Darkness. And an hour later, still darkness. Damn you, clock! eta: Okay, the one thing that makes this bearable... Grrrrrrr..... CheekyProf 2008-03-10T06:52:09-06:00 http://www.cheekyprof.com/archives/2008/03/fairly_accurate.php Borrowed from Earnest English (Yes, we had waffles here this morning; and no, they weren't the frozen kind.)... Quizzes, Memes, & Other Nonsense CheekyProf 2008-03-09T13:50:21-06:00 http://www.cheekyprof.com/archives/2008/03/feed_aggregator.php Okay, I'm finally giving in and going with a blog reader. Everyone I know just loves them and I need something to help me keep up in a more organized fashion with reading all your bloggy goodness. The questions is, Bloglines or Google Reader? Thoughts, feedback?... Miscellany CheekyProf 2008-03-07T15:02:18-06:00 http://www.cheekyprof.com/archives/2008/03/look_ma_a_new_b.php Look what I got! It's an Electra Cruiser Gigi (here's a close up). I haven't ridden a bike in--seriously folks--over 20 years. It was never my thing. But Mr. Cheeky's big Four-O is coming up and he wanted an Electra Townie. We've been looking at and testing out bikes for... Cha-Ching! CheekyProf 2008-03-07T08:10:30-06:00 http://www.cheekyprof.com/archives/2008/03/primary_woes.php [Groan] I am so not happy with last night's primary results. Yes, I am an Obama chick. But more importantly, regardless of who the nominee will be, we (Democrats) need to wrap this thing up sometime soon--we cannot let this drag out until May--and start focusing on the general election... Politique CheekyProf 2008-03-05T09:33:59-06:00 http://www.cheekyprof.com/archives/2008/03/blog_reader_war.php In reference to my most recent post Joan writes:Wow. I have such mixed feelings about your news. You are so bitchy that I cannot imagine you would be a very loving parent. Profs don't have to be substitute parents but they do have to have some mentoring abilities and you... Adoption CheekyProf 2008-03-04T17:18:47-06:00 http://www.cheekyprof.com/archives/2008/02/bandwagoning_bi.php AAYOR has an interesting post about life changes, online identity/ies, and blogging. Her post reminded me that in some ways I've been wondering about some (although not all) of the same issues. Specifically, recent blog posts aside, I am much less "cheeky" these day than I was when I first... Adoption CheekyProf 2008-02-27T17:38:29-06:00 http://www.cheekyprof.com/archives/2008/02/dog_blog_how_i.php Dog Tales CheekyProf 2008-02-05T08:50:33-06:00 http://www.cheekyprof.com/archives/2008/01/holy_frozen_sno.php The "feels like" temp here right now is 39 degrees below zero. Tonight it's supposed to get worse. Thank doG for pajama pants and hot dogs.... Miscellany CheekyProf 2008-01-29T22:08:58-06:00 http://www.cheekyprof.com/archives/2008/01/my_album_drops.php Quizzes, Memes, & Other Nonsense CheekyProf 2008-01-29T16:09:40-06:00 http://www.cheekyprof.com/archives/2008/01/yuck_1.php As seen all over but most recently at Dr. Brazen Hussy's: 46%... Quizzes, Memes, & Other Nonsense CheekyProf 2008-01-25T08:30:56-06:00 http://www.cheekyprof.com/archives/2008/01/where_i_bitch_s.php Behold the following email exchange that began yesterday: From: JerkOff To: A List of 15 Professors My name is Joe Blow. If any of you has any openings in your classes or any seats open up in CLASS 200, CLASS 201, CLASS 207, CLASS 315, CLASS 318, CLASS 326, CLASS... Life in Academia CheekyProf 2008-01-24T16:03:06-06:00