November 07, 2005

He Can Hear Me Now

My son had his audiological appointment today, and my wife told me he passed with flying colors. Apparently, the test is newfangleder than just blowing up a paper bag and snapping it behind his head; it involves computers and sensors and complete, absolute silence, which of course is super easy with a 17-day-old.
I have returned to classes, though my thoughts are still 505.7 miles to the east. I was going to try and sneak home over this Veteran's Day Weekend, but I just can't justify it -- I didn't get a word of studying done during my two weeks home, and I have four tests to make up by next week...it would be no fun going home just to have my nose in a book (not that I would). My professors have been very lenient with me, but I need to get back on track so I'm not behind all quarter.
Thanks to my educational research input of my 11 Aug 05 entry regarding our oil-damaged mollusk friend from the north Pacific, there are a handful of people who have nicknamed me "Gumboot."
So, naturally, they're referring to my newborn son as "Gumby."
*sigh*

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