Taking a break from work & Plurk to write this.
My lucky streak, in some ways, is not over yet: it turns out that I will not be going to school this coming Monday, to make way for some debate orientation that all Atenean freshmen are required to attend. My Gothic Lit report was also moved a week back, so I don't have to stress myself over it just yet.
That doesn't change the fact that the luckier I am, the more ill I get though. See, I was up at what's supposed to be my usual time now (as Plurk will attest to), but I felt like sicking up all the way until 10:30. I cried a little this morning because of the frustration of wanting to do my job and study but being physically unable to handle it properly. I've also only had one full meal today (my stomach couldn't take any real food until after lunch), and I'm still headachey/dizzy.
I love teaching. I love my classes, I love my colleagues, and I love what I'm doing. The schedule I've got, however, is just brutal.
( Semi-depressing rambles. )
On other news, many of the folks down at the English Dept (myself included) are raising hell over the number of teaching days that we'll be missing out on -- Mark even went so far as to say that the administration should just let us know if they want us to teach or not so that we'll know whether to report to work or not. I have also discovered my new Special Ability: The Ability to Write A Substantial Short Critique of Any Literary Text or Critical Article in Under Thirty Minutes.
That doesn't change the fact that the luckier I am, the more ill I get though. See, I was up at what's supposed to be my usual time now (as Plurk will attest to), but I felt like sicking up all the way until 10:30. I cried a little this morning because of the frustration of wanting to do my job and study but being physically unable to handle it properly. I've also only had one full meal today (my stomach couldn't take any real food until after lunch), and I'm still headachey/dizzy.
I love teaching. I love my classes, I love my colleagues, and I love what I'm doing. The schedule I've got, however, is just brutal.
( Semi-depressing rambles. )
On other news, many of the folks down at the English Dept (myself included) are raising hell over the number of teaching days that we'll be missing out on -- Mark even went so far as to say that the administration should just let us know if they want us to teach or not so that we'll know whether to report to work or not. I have also discovered my new Special Ability: The Ability to Write A Substantial Short Critique of Any Literary Text or Critical Article in Under Thirty Minutes.