Part I

I'm choosing Part I for this post because they'll inevitably be a Part II.  Tonight I've been doing laundry and working on revising my next writing unit.  It's taking a long time because I keep changing the timeline.  When I change the timeline, I need to change the notebook file.  I know I should do the timeline first, but sometimes planning like writing is a fluid process.

Did I mention I'm also doing laundry?  My planning is also interrupted by laundry.  Realizing my second load had been in the washer for a long time, I went down to put the clothes in the dryer.  Unfortunately, the washer is full of water.  I did have an alternate plan for the wet clothes, but it's best that I don't discuss it.  In all reality, it's a plugged drain hose or pump.  Perhaps it's a bad pump.  It doesn't really matter because it will probably cost $100 to get someone to come out.  I've done all I can to alleviate the problem, but my washer is still full of water.  Tomorrow I will go buy a new washer and perhaps a new dryer.

Why do I spend many of my weekends grading?  Today I sat at the front of the room with a couple minutes remaining in each class.  In our school, we are encouraged to wear our college gear on Friday, and I'm always a fan of sporting my ISU sweatshirt.  "Tomorrow night at 8:00 Iowa State plays Kansas.  Iowa State is rated 11, and Kansas is in the top ten.  Why am I telling you this?"

"So we cheer for Iowa State?" asked several students.
"Of course you'll cheer for Iowa Sate.  Why else am I telling you this?"  Most if not all faces at this point are blank and/or perplexed.  "I'm telling you this because I plan to start grading your papers during the game.  Actually, pre-game will probably start at 7:00, so you'll want to have this writing complete by 7:00 tomorrow.  It's not due at the end of the hour.  You have until 7:00 pm tomorrow."  We'll see who takes advantage of the extra time.

Go Cyclones!