Some things I've done in the last week or so:
1. Graded 100 15-page essays;
2. Wrote two fellowship applications;
3. Made up a "zoning game" for a class exercise;
4. Hosted a costume party for Halloween.
More fun to come. This is possibly the busiest semester I've had at this school. But today, I've been slacking a bit. I read some newspapers, went grocery shopping (new Rainbow! Very exciting!) and we tried (and failed) to catch the kitty who lives under the garage next door. It is slightly more tolerant of our presence than a week ago but smart enough to avoid the have-a-heart trap.
I fear that the kitty is imprinting itself on the squirrels. It sort of bounds about in squirrel-like bounces, and it leaps onto trees in the same way. It seems to want to play with the squirrels, which seem to ignore it altogether. Poor thing must be lonely - why doesn't it want to play with US??