Day 137

I'm sorry for not writing this week, but it's been pretty quiet around here. I really don't feel like getting into the governor's budget suggestions and Yudoff's response, because it's all just talk at this point, and we've heard it all before. We know that no budgets are going to pass until next October at the earliest, and Arnold is approaching the point of being nothing but a sitting duck if he isn't there already, so I have a hard time doing much but rolling my eyes at the whole thing. Hardly any of the faculty have returned, and I haven't yet seen any students, so all is quiet. Most everyone stayed put for the holidays, so no one has much to say about being broke or worrying about money. I think everything is going to start rolling again next week, so I'll be back, I promise. For now, late on this Friday afternoon, I'm going to join my colleagues in trying to get through this last hour with chit-chat and problem solving plans for the coming rush of the beginning of the semester. Happy weekend!