tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post486813425668822639..comments2023-05-15T08:51:12.031-04:00Comments on Love and Disdain: "...But not yet."Dr. Kosharyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07777054788430587906noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-35503974581734807842013-04-22T12:53:27.568-04:002013-04-22T12:53:27.568-04:00I think "metric fucktonne of papers and exams...I think "metric fucktonne of papers and exams" may actually be in my contractual obligations. And if it's not, it should be.<br /><br />Mid-May seems like the Promised Land, from where I sit right now. (At my desk, with a fresh stack of quizzes to grade. FML.)Dr. Kosharyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777054788430587906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-51610137334070389092013-04-22T08:37:01.146-04:002013-04-22T08:37:01.146-04:00Well, that's April for you (if you're on s...Well, that's April for you (if you're on semesters.) It's always like that, even long after tenure, although at this point it's the endless meetings, not so much the course prep, that are getting me down. My first year teaching in a TT job, I'd come home from school, drink a beer, and fall asleep. My husband would wake me up and feed me dinner, and I'd go right back to sleep. Your first year of teaching a full load at a new uni is exhausting, period--and I was then still in my 20s! It gets easier, though. <br /><br />The good news is that mid-May is right around the corner, right after you plow through a metric fucktonne of papers and exams that must be graded. Right?Historiannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615954696251174822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-65133214432908698262013-04-21T22:17:36.870-04:002013-04-21T22:17:36.870-04:00Writing, lady. Writing.Writing, lady. Writing.Dr. Kosharyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777054788430587906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-30867206409443020452013-04-21T22:17:24.293-04:002013-04-21T22:17:24.293-04:00A drink will be a fine idea by then. We'll ha...A drink will be a fine idea by then. We'll have earned it.Dr. Kosharyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777054788430587906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-45417119548504267832013-04-21T15:53:32.627-04:002013-04-21T15:53:32.627-04:00Go be selfish! I am all about seizing the moment. ...Go be selfish! I am all about seizing the moment. :)<br /><br />What are you doing this summer?Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404056807161357402.post-66807685378793335182013-04-21T11:53:47.174-04:002013-04-21T11:53:47.174-04:00Summer is right around the corner. This is no real...Summer is right around the corner. This is no real consolation considering how much crap we all have to do between now and then. But you know... summer is right around the corner. We should have a drink to celebrate the end of the mess once we're both released for good behavior. :) Fie upon this quiet life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12047096700049201873noreply@blogger.com