Procrastination or Relaxation?

Well, I was going to begin writing my lecture on Russia for the Music in the 19th century class, but I think I'll blog about it instead...

Yeah, no pressure for this lecture, or anything. This class is an advanced undergrad/grad class, which I happen to be auditing in order to brush up on my 19th century music skillz in preparation for my prelims next year. The TA, bless his heart, is also a good friend of mine in my department, and he is given the Russia day to lecture on. (We TAs usually get a day to do our own lecture for the entire class - always nerve-wracking, but it's great experience.) Now, why HE gets Russia is beyond me - he's a late 19th cen. German buff - Strauss, especially; it's beyond him, too, of course. Well, he and I have a long-standing tradition of tag-team teaching for various gen-ed music courses for which we've TA-ed together, AND, of course, Russia is my area....so he doesn't waste a breath to ask me to have a little Russian tag-team for old time's sake. Oh, and did I mention that one of the country's most well-known 19th century scholars, who teaches the class, will be there too that day?! Yeah, no pressure. All my knowledge of anything Russian seems to just evaporate from my brain. The lecture's next Thursday, and that I've already started to prepare should speak volumes... I can put "Guest Lecturer" on my CV with this, right?

In the meantime (read: for further procrastination), I'm hanging out in the bedroom, fending off a cold I feel coming on, watching Scrubs...Scrubs is definitely one of my favorite TV shows right now. When it first came on, I totally loved it...and I think that it first aired on Thursdays, when Friends was still going on. Loved the show, died in my seat laughing at all the randomness jam-packed into every episode...but then they moved it! I had a hard enough time watching TV on Thursdays, so I don't even remember where they moved it to. Tuesdays? Sundays? Whatever. I was just pissed they moved it, and that for whatever reason it didn't seem to be doing very well. I guess they've bowled over viewers everywhere, though, cuz it is now going into its 6th season, I think, and is going to be back on Good Ol' Thursdays. YAY! But, these days, it's hard to watch TV before 10 since I usually TRY to do work... That's why I've been to so happy to see Scrubs in syndication EVERY night from 10:30-12 - that's three episodes! Guess where you can find me after night before midnight... But oh I have so much catching up to do. Time to visit my local library for some free rentals...