Annexing

I find that much of what I say on my other site is of very little interest to many of my friends. Or at least I hope there are some people who stop by every 2 weeks or so asking "Why isn't Michael telling us what he does on weekends? How does he like Indiana? Why doesn't he tell some stories? What in the world is a labial velar? Is it naughty?"

Those who are asking the last two questions are probably reading the other web log. But even Buffy smiles politely and goes dead in the eyes when I talk about underlying forms and allophones. For anyone else who cares to put aside the symbols and might like to read my attempts at a more parlorly parlance I've added this new area.

So:
Thanksgiving break is coming up and we'll be spending it here in Indiana. We're only a few hours away from my parents and sisters in Battle Creek but it's a scary last 2 weeks of school that's beginning to wrap its arms around us. And the embrace is not loving. Buffy has some papers to write and grading to do, and I have a big project due and a final exam in Middle English, and I've been told (by some who took the class in years past) that the exam is to be feared.

So we will sit here in our ménage à deux (Does that work Daniel?) trying our best to cook a good meal. Some friends in the area are planning a Thanksgiving gathering--it's always a possibility if I feel like putting the kitchen work aside. But I do love a chance to put my sharp sharp knives to work.

Buffy let me buy some Shun knines with some of our wedding money. They deserve a holiday to shine. (Because they don't really shine on their own. They're made of a pretty Damascus-like steel.)