coffee breaks with former colleagues

I'm tired. I was at the airport by 10 this morning, only to put up with inexplicably slow lines, crabby United staff, and flight delays. Some 10 hours later, I made it to my hotel here on the Sunshine Coast, only to get some room service so that I could do some work that needs doing by midweek while I'm still out of town. I'm tired.

I'm post-dating some entries, and this is one. There's much more I can and will say about the few days in Seattle, but I think it nice to end the blogging for the evening (regardless of when this is posted) with a couple of shots of former colleagues whom I caught up with in Seattle.

Tim taught English 161, and I taught library sessions for his classes. Curiously, some subsequent work I've been doing (and the topic of my poster) is of interest to work he's done and continues to do. In any case, a heck of a nice guy (and I'll say it again: I want that sweater), and I've already heard back from a former prof of his how delighted she is to have seen the photos.
I think we've lost him and his wife to Seattle, but I do hope to cross paths with him again back west or in Chicago.

Kristina, I adore. I miss working with her, and I miss the occasional lunch we fit in. On top of that, her husband is more into Christmas than I am, if such a thing is possible, so you just know that I think very highly of him, too. It's a sad fact of Chicago life that I don't see too many colleagues from other area institutions except at conferences. I'm glad she pinned me down for coffee; in fact, given the grant work I was stuck in the hotel with most of that day, I'm especially grateful to her and Tim for the human company and live conversation. Kristina, I'll add, looks gorgeous.

And that's a night for me. Sleep well, everyone, whenever you read this, whoever you are.