Yesterday I received about 90 pages worth of revised essays; today I’ll get the second half of a set of 30 research essays, which will total at least 210 pages. On Monday I’ll collect a set of close readings, this batch totalling about 250 pages. Then I get a miniature “vacation,” a wee hiatus before [...]
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Cue the Montage
Posted in book-larnin' on April 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A Favorable Wind
Posted in academia, book-larnin', vagaries of verse on February 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Right now, for reasons I do not care to question, it is 46 degrees in Central Michigan. I have accordingly turned off my heat, thrown open my windows, and read “In Just-” to round out the trifecta. That makes for a respectable Saturday morning.
The day looks fairly promising altogether, truth be told. I’ve nearly finished [...]
That is quality, is it not?
Posted in amor fati!, book-larnin' on December 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Have I dropped a little Beckett on you? Oh yes, it seems I have.
Today will involve advanced tricksiness, as I’ve still got to find some magical way to systematize thirteen very different essay exams. I’ve managed to put two classes to bed for ‘08, so I have a bit of leisure to dwell on the [...]
Fireflies
Posted in academia, book-larnin' on December 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Well, here I am on the day of my first final exam and I just caught up with my grading for the semester thus far about 45 minutes ago. That either makes me a banana slug drunk on molasses or a ninja of the space-time continuum. In any case, it’s certainly not the worst place to [...]
