This week has been crazy busy and incredibly intense, partially because of the enforced rest of last week's snow days. I didn't get to bed before 12:30 AM all week, and was up at 7:30 almost every morning. Monday, I left the house at 8:45 and returned finally a little after 7:00, following two classes, one lecture for 101, coffee with a job candidate, and a meeting with the director of The Illusion. Then I had to put together a Twelfth Night lesson plan. Tuesday, I attended a research presentation, taught two sections, had seminar, came home and read French, wrote my precis for French, and planned my Shakespeare and the English Renaissance lecture. Wednesday I left the house at 8:45, had French, a TA meeting, gave my Shakespeare lecture to the the 101 class, Marxism, came home and read from The Banquet for two hours, responded to student e-mails, then planned my seminar presentation until 12:45 AM. Thursday, I taught two sections, had a seminar which tore out my soul, chewed it, spit it out, then stomped on it. Then I came home and broke down for two hours before going out for pizza and a root-beer float to cheer me up (I prefer ice cream to alcohol in these situations).
Finally, Friday. The sun is shining. I slept in. I went to 101 Lecture and read from The Orphan's Tales simply because I felt like it. I had lunch with a bunch of my cohort and got frozen yogurt with Lezlie. Tonight I'm going to grade things and take it easy. Tomorrow I'll start on my readings.
Hopefully, this will be a weekend of calm.
Oy, what a week. Here's hoping that you are having a weekend of intense calm, as desired.
ReplyDeleteUm...wow. Are you kidding me right now? You're like superwoman...if superwoman was super smart, talented, AND stunning! I can't believe you're still going...good luck with the start of next week!!
ReplyDeleteYour week does not sound fun. =( Make sure to eat really healthy (and then add ice cream at the end of the day. Or the middle. Or both.)
ReplyDeleteI hope this week is relatively relaxing for you!