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But things are coming slowly back to life.... Bit of shuffling about with fall classes (and may I say how nice it is that this means teaching, not taking these days?) but it will fall out as it will. Honestly, I'm not worried, and I'll enjoy whatever I end up with. (I am totally going to keep working on that Dante Social Justice course though!)

My class is going great so far; I'm really enjoying it. We are finally past all the intro & background (a few snow days will mess up the most carefully plotted syllabus!) and into the real material, and I finally have them talking! Yay! Second stack of papers to grade this evening/tomorrow. This is new enough that I am tickled by it. Give me a year, and I'll be moaning in proper academic tradition, never fear...

Got a new phone (per previous post) and am liking the tech shiny. Yes, it's a 'droid (no iPhone for me - I'd love one, but AT&T IS the evil empire....) Mine, unlike the photo, is a most pleasing shade of purple-burgundy. (Purple smart-phone - yay!) I am now trying to find a hard-shell case for it that does not simply scream 'bling-addled-Twilight-wannabe-fluffball." This is far harder than one might think, so I am thinking basic black may be the answer. Nevertheless, my inner magpie is most pleased, but can someone please tell me where the hell the apostrophe is? *snerk*

Otherwise, there's a few pen happenings coming up that I am ridiculously excited about. I shan't go into the gory details of nib-grinding, section removal, or plunger gaskets; suffice to say it's good days for this pen-geek. Oh, and finally, I will keep it brief, but as a former Cheddar-head, I have to say: Way to go, Packers! My grandpa would be proud!

apostrophe

Date: February 8th, 2011 02:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ahrensm.livejournal.com
Really, Raven. How many times can one actually use the apostrophe? It's 'nuf to say y'all can't find it, 's no need to go all into hissy fits 'bout it. :) Don't ask me, I don't have a smart phone. :)

Date: February 8th, 2011 02:52 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] mutantenemy.livejournal.com
*shiny shiny shiny!!*

Very cool. LG is an excellent choice and I love that you got it in a burple colour (burgundy + purple = burple. Purpundy?).

As for the apostrophe, I can only go off of Google images and how my virtual keyboard is set up. I either press down "C" and the apostrophe pops up, or I hit "?123" button on the keyboard to switch to the numbers and symbols.

Congrats on your new technokid! *hugs*

Date: February 8th, 2011 05:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lachaim.livejournal.com
I highly recommend you get look into the Swype keyboard (http://beta.swype.com/) as a replacement for the default. It's great. The ' on that keyboard is immediately to the right of the spacebar. I can't recall where it is on the stock keyboard.

If you want any other Android apps/tips/suggestions just let me know. I've had mine for a bit over a year

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• Asking for help is not, as it turns out, fatal.
• Laughing is easier than pulling your hair out, and doesn't have the unfortunate side effect of making you look like a plague victim.
• Even the biggest tasks can be defeated if taken a bit at a time.
• I can write a paper the night before it's due, but the results are not all they could be.
• Be thorough, but focused.
• Trust yourself.
• Honesty, always.

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