And On What Day of Christmas Did My True Love (Well, Me) Do For Me, A Cut on the Inner Earlobe!!! Who Knew an Ear Could Bleed So Much?

Didn't know ears could bleed so much, but after a day of grading, a long walk with Karal, and preparation for a collegial dinner, I took a shower and managed to slice a scratch in my ear that wouldn't stop bleeding. It was deep, too, and I went through many soaked tissues, only to finally find a way to get a bandaid to actually stick and work to stop the bleeding.

The colleagues asked, "Oh, did you pierce your ear?" and I was like, "Nope, stretched it with a finger nail," in which they replied, "What? Do you have talons?"

Perhaps. I just know I caught it pretty good. 

I made a creamy mushroom, spinach, chicken dish, served it with linguine, and enjoy the salad that I made to accompany it. It was the last gathering in my house before I finish grading and hit the road to upstate New York. I didn't get as much accomplished today as I hoped, but I made progress. I think the cooking put a little delay in getting things done. 

But, I have all of today to work towards reaching my goals, and I only have two project still waiting to be delivered. There's always a couple. Always.

And I'm sneezing. Still in the caked up nostril and sinus phase of my life. It clogs at night and drips during the day with plenty of sniffles. I just want to sleep, but I need to finish the semester's work before I can let my mind go to relaxation mode.

Oh, and I put away four baskets of laundry. That is always a good day, as I feel on top of the world that the washer and dryer are finally empty.

They called for freezing rain and snow overnight, but I don't think we got that in coastal Connecticut. Just dreariness and the need to keep the heat cranking. I should go in the office to pick up packages that arrived, but I'm not sure I want to deal with traffic and the I-95 hubbub. I just want to get this grading done so I can say, "Phew. I survived another semester.