jawnbc | or smote us into tiny bits

A few random updates:

New job is kicking my arse but going well. I think.
Was shortlisted (2 person shortlist!) for a tenure-track gig in Newfoundland. Were I single I would've gone for the interview...but that doesn't mean I'm heartbroken about not going for it either.
Submitted to a conference in Novi Sad next June. IF paper gets in and IF I get funding from the program in which I teach, ja mo be there.
Marking is done for the term. Students mostly are very pleased with their experiences...and have no idea I was working at about 50% of my usual standard because of Mom's death.
Today is our Christmas party. There will be ice skating. On the rink where the women's Olympic hockey and Paralympic sledge hockey tournaments were played. That's pretty frickin' kewl, eh?
Indoors, since the monsoon has come--and it's raining in the local mountains. *sob*
Am slowly finding my holidays mojo.

C'est tout; back to your regularly scheduled programming