2 weeks

Dad is sleeping
its 2pm
he ate breakfast and then fell asleep again.
Not surprising since he calls out... screams... laughs... babbles... jitters and bangs all through the night.
I wake up at almost every disturbance so I don't sleep well
and when the day begins he falls asleep!
It is almost not fair...

I have pasted the course description for my class which begins on Tuesday...
I know it sounds boring! BUT... If I wanna teach it... I have to know it...
I am okay with the Chaucer and the Shakespeare and even the Pope, Defoe and Swift
but the rest! ugh

A little note on my dog Bubble.
She's part of the blog but I haven't really mentioned her much.
She seems to have adapted well to NJ.
She loves my Mom. Every night I can find her stretched out on the couch sleeping next to my Mom who is also stretched out on the couch sleeping. (would be symmetrical however Bubble doesn't snore!)
Her new loves are deer and wild turkey.
And of course she's still wild about squirrels.
NJ squirrels are nasty. They ignore dogs... wait for them to go crazy... run... and get inches away before they swiftly (but casually) zip up a tree... leaving a frustrated dog trying to climb or jump up the trunk. Then... (again casually... almost bored) they begin to chirp... really infuriating the dog who keeps trying with muscle and will to surge upward and kill.

ENG493 English Literature to 1800

Course Description
This course will survey major authors, ideologies, and historical contexts of English literature from medieval times until the 18th century. A diverse range of works, genres, movements, and cultural narratives will be explored.
Topics and Objectives
The Early Middle Ages
Identify the major authors and works.
Describe the literary trends and movements.
Examine how political, social, cultural, and philosophical changes in Europe influenced literature.
Middle English Literature
Identify the major authors and works.
Describe the literary trends and movements.
Examine how political, social, cultural, and philosophical changes in Europe influenced literature.
The 16th Century
Identify the major authors and works.
Describe the literary trends and movements.
Examine how political, social, cultural, and philosophical changes in Europe influenced literature.
The Early 17th Century
Identify the major authors and works.
Describe the literary trends and movements.
Examine how political, social, cultural, and philosophical changes in Europe influenced literature.
The Restoration and the 18th Century
Identify the major authors and works.
Describe the literary trends and movements.
Examine how political, social, cultural, and philosophical changes in Europe influenced literature.