August 9--Sleep's dark and silent gate

[zyzyly]

I went out walking before I went into the office this morning. There was no rush to get there, and I thought I should walk before it got too warm. I ended up getting to the office just before 11 am, and spent about 3 hours working on the new semester stuff. I sent out an email to the incoming students with some of the stuff they will need before the semester starts. I signed it "Prof. Mylastname".



I think I look like a professor in this image, maybe an unshaven one. I have kind of resisted the "professor" label until fairly recently. But I guess that's what I am.



A volunteer on my walk today. It looks nothing like a professor, but resembles a sunflower.

Comments

[gurdonark]

when you use the title "professor", you're totally entitled to wear berets carry Penguin's paperback Complete Shakespeare everywhere you go.

[wantedonvoyage]

It is a little warm where he lives for those tweedy jackets with the elbow patches, at least at this time of year.

[zyzyly]

There is a guy on campus who wears one of those jackets with the patches. He teaches in computer science or something.

[zyzyly]

Haha I like that! I'm getting a beret!

[gurdonark]

You'd look cool in a beret.

[wantedonvoyage]

I love sunflowers and always mean to plant them in the spring but always forget.

[zyzyly]

We have huge sunflower fields north of us. I wanted to take some pictures on my way up to Oregon, but they were sleeping with their heads down.