Author: William

So it’s been over a year. I was living in the van for a full year while couch-surfing with friends. Mostly sleeping in the truck, but showering and eating inside. Now I’ve been full time…

Whew. Life is too much. Between the job, my own work, and domestic shit, something’s got to give. And that something is, more often than not, domestic shit. Managed to do some dishes and some…

I can’t spend all day working a fucking job. I want to do math and write and play music. And we should be able to, given how far humanity has come in terms of technology…

The money situation is not where I’d hoped it would be at this point. I’m starting to get seriously worried about the prospect of looming unemployment. I know they’ll offer me something, so I could…

Zero dollar day. The threat level for this county was just downgraded to “low,” so I’m back in the classroom tomorrow. Which is fine. I guess. The department meeting about masking was frustrating. So much…

Zero dollar day. Found out today that my college has dropped the mask mandate for non-academic buildings, and is dropping it for academic buildings too come Monday. This is in direct contradiction to current CDC…

Paid some cash to the man yesterday; got my license and registration for my new state (finally), and sent in the paperwork to have my passport renewed. Good thing to have. Also registered to vote….

Zero dollar day. I ate beans and tortillas instead of ordering take-out. Could have gotten free chili on campus at a faculty event, but I’m still not eating inside in public. Soon. Had a student…

There is war in Europe. It irks me to see Americans acting shocked because a large nation with a powerful military is invading a much smaller, weaker nation. The American military is far more powerful…

Spent money on a haircut today. I like my barber. Spent the time talking about Jung and Warren Zevon and the philosophy of math education. The day went pretty well, but I got sad walking…