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Welcome to my blog. I am Elizabeth Kleinfeld, Assistant Professor of English and Writing Center Director at Metropolitan State College of Denver. Here are 100 things about me.
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    1. If a meeting has a specified end time, leave at that time, even if the meeting isn't over.
    2. If a meeting does not have a specified end time, call the meeting convener and ask when the meeting will end. Leave at the specified end time.
    3. Bring something to work on in case the meeting starts late.

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    December 2008



    what I thought was a cop out maybe isn't

    Tuesday, 30 December 2008 2:47 P GMT-07
    As I was emailing comments to my Writing Theory & Practice (an upper division majors course) students on their final portfolios (the only time all semester I put comments in writing—all my other comments were audio comments recorded using g
    Category: pedagogy & teaching

    What I need to do in the next few days

    Tuesday, 23 December 2008 11:13 P GMT-07
    Work Stuff Write a book review that’s due Dec. 29. I’m about ¼ done (and have been for days—why is the last ¾ so hard to write?) Revise the New Media syllabus. Draft syllabi for two more classes I will propose this spr
    Category: comp personal academia

    Year-in-Review Meme 2008

    Monday, 22 December 2008 10:51 P GMT-07
    From Dr. Parts-n-Pieces. Because I’m feeling unimaginative, I’ll copy her group tag and everything: If you are so inclined, you are tagged to join in the fun. The rules? Work back through your blog's archives, and post the first sente
    Category: memes
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    FUNDED

    Monday, 22 December 2008 12:53 P GMT-07
    The CAMP workshops have been officially funded!
    Category: academia pedagogy & teaching

    'tis the season to be pissed off about materialism

    Monday, 22 December 2008 12:34 A GMT-07
    I fucking hate mall Santa Clauses. Not the people in the Santa suits, but the concept of having kids sit on a stranger’s lap and be prompted to name a bunch of things that they want.
    Category: parenting
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    Lily's first day of winter break and she's already climbing the walls

    Friday, 19 December 2008 11:41 P GMT-07
    Yes, I am the kind of mother who, when she finds her child climbing the walls or doorframes or whatever, instead of yelling, "Hey, get down!" says, "Keep doing that until I can find the camera!"
    Category: parenting

    "What's the worst word you can possibly imagine?"

    Monday, 15 December 2008 6:30 P GMT-07
    I absolutely hated 98% of the movie Atonement (although I loved the book), but the 2% I loved, I seriously loved. In my opinion, the movie is worth seeing simply to see the brilliant way the word “cunt,” which plays a significant role in
    Category: books, film, etc.

    my favorite teaching-related blog post of the week

    Monday, 15 December 2008 5:38 P GMT-07
    Deb Hawhee’s cool post on an impromptu activity for teaching process.  
    Category: comp pedagogy & teaching

    end of semester crankiness

    Sunday, 14 December 2008 7:16 P GMT-07
    Me: Unfortunately, you have earned an F in the class. Student: How could I earn an F? I should have at least a D just for turning in all the work. Me: Ummm, you didn’t turn in all the work. That’s part of the problem. Student: I turned in
    Category: pedagogy & teaching
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    the itunes shuffle meme: Living Things

    Saturday, 13 December 2008 3:00 P GMT-07
    Tagged by T on Facebook, but since I don’t post notes on Facebook, here it is on my blog. . . 1. Put your iTunes on shuffle. 2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer. 3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG TITLE DOWN NO MATTER HOW SI
    Category: personal memes

    Lily's violin concert

    Thursday, 11 December 2008 4:54 P GMT-07
    Lily’s second violin concert, which was last night, was notably easier to listen to than the first, which was a year ago. The violin teacher cleverly planned for the kids to play only six or seven pieces, so the concert was less than a half hou
    Category: parenting personal
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    a first

    Thursday, 11 December 2008 4:25 P GMT-07
    I exceeded my text message limit for the month (my limit is 250).
    Category: personal

    first things first (another Lily story)

    Tuesday, 9 December 2008 8:10 P GMT-07
    Scene: Lily is practicing violin while T listens. T: Wow, you’ve really improved in the last few months. You are so confident when you play now. Lily: Thank you, and when I’m finished practicing violin, you can tell me what that mean
    Category: parenting

    converting tables to text in Word 2007, no thanks to Microsoft

    Monday, 8 December 2008 11:09 A GMT-07
    Victory! I finally figured out how to convert a table to text in Word 2007, which I really hate. There’s no reason at all to have to go through so many steps to convert a table to text, which makes me wonder why Microsoft is trying to discourag

    Late Thanksgiving

    Friday, 5 December 2008 7:08 P GMT-07
    Things I am thankful for (a partial list) That I had the opportunity to know and work with two men who recently passed away: Walter Nelson and Paul Farkas. I wrote about Walter here. Paul was a colleague in the English department at Metro, and since
    Category: personal
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