Weeknotes: 11/26/23-12/2/23

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This week:

After a long and very pleasant (and needed) break, I jumped back into the regular rhythm of life.
In Introduction to North American Material Culture, I gave my lecture about the origins and material culture of Christmas, to confused and delighted students.
I continued some work and correspondence related to repatriation at the Museum.
I attened Hartwick’s Indigenous DEI commitee meeting, and came away with some action-items to work on in December and January.
Today (12-1) is my and my wife’s “non-aversary” commemorating when we officially started dating all the way back in 2003. There’s a lot that’s happened in 20 years, but every day I still feel lucky and happy to be with her.
I finalized the Museum’s work study schedule for Finals week (next week!)
If all goes well, Saturday we’ll be heading to Amherst to re-connect with some UMass grad school friends and comrades.
Alanna and I watched The Sting, which neither of us had ever seen, and which was funny, exciting and gorgeous.
We took the kiddos to see Wish, the newest disney juggernaut. It was…fine, but as my wife said, felt like it was written by committee.
We also finished watching “The Green Knight”, a gorgeous and dream-like movie that, while visually stunning and strange, doesn’t quite cash the checks it writes.
I burrowed my way through one of my birthday presents–Fragments of Horror, which collects shorter works by the legendary Junji Ito. It was delightful, creepy, and imaginative.