Every so often I just declare that my supply of italics has run out....

My parents were here earlier this month, so we now have a new kitchen floor and light fixtures, not to mention storage room. Oh, and I discovered that our garbage guys take you seriously when you ask them to "take the boxes".... stuff disappeared that I was planning to take for special handling (electronics, batteries), recyling, etc. Carport's clear, though!

Max was a Munchkin: three weekend run of Wizard of Oz just ended, and he did great, but I'm exhausted. Now we just have his birthday, Halloween and the Medieval Faire to get through...

Job search is underway. In fact, I should be working on cover letters as I write this. I've been slow out of the gate, but I'm catching up now that my materials are mostly in order.

Wow, no one who visits me ever does construction projects. :)

Did Max have fun being a Munchkin? I've seen some of the pictures you post with him in various costumes for various events and he seems to really love it.

Good luck on the job search, too. Takes forever to get all of the info organized, I know, but I'm sure your efforts will pay off with an employment offer very soon! I have my fingers crossed for you.

Well, nothing happens soon with academic hires. I'm sending in applications this month and next, and I will probably hear in late November or December about first-round interviews (by phone December or January or at the AHA meeting in early January). Campus visits follow, usually in February/March, with offers in March/April.... Sometimes it happens faster -- some schools want "pick of the litter" and some even force their top picks to commit before the AHA -- but not usually much.

Max had a blast. Aside from the party atmosphere of the Green Room, he is completely fearless about performing (but won't talk to his grandparents on the phone), loves singing and dancing and pretending and costumes. He's got the theater bug now, I fear.