Weeknotes: 01/26/25-02/01/25

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This Week:

Back in the saddle after last week’s travel. I did a lot of work debriefing from my trip, submitting my travel receipts, sending in documentation, and a few other things. I did all of that in the chaos of the Federal grants freeze, wondering whether the money we had been allocated would even be there.
I did some prep work for teaching next week. I’m teaching collections management, as well as a directed study on the material culture of the 18th century US, and a collections internship. Lots of scanning and uploading, finalizing syllabi, etc…
Alanna and I watched Gladiator, which I hadn’t seen since it came out. It’s a gorgeous and exciting film, with some of the worst dialog and bewildering characters I’ve ever seen in a major studio blockbuster. We’re gearing up to watch Gladiator 2, which doesn’t promise to be much better.
My parents got out of town before the snow arrived here, and closed the schools on Tuesday. Alanna took the kiddos that day while I had them for the holiday on Wednesday.