Beginning Song

Yesterday - Saturday - was so productive. Got my tire fixed, did most of my Christmas shopping, had a great workout. The endorphins from the workout are still simmering in my blood stream, and I'm heading back to the gym today. I get in these funks that are probably mostly the result of not getting myself to the gym on a regular basis.

I begin Morrison's Song of Solomon with my students on Monday. If I think about it, I have to be one of the luckiest English teachers around. I get to teach so many of my favorite writers and texts (Song of Solomon is a Top-5 for me, and James Baldwin has been one of my favorite writers for a long time. Add in Murakami last year and Steinbeck laster this year, and I really get to teach my favorites.) I just found out our midterms are earlier this year than the rest of the system, so I have to rush through Song of Solomon more than I'd like. But it will still be good.