Rested

I'm rested now; I went to bed around 2 a.m. and woke up around 9:30. I'm still a little sleepy, but that's mostly because I'm not as much of a morning person as I used to be.

The plan of action for today:
1. Go in to the office and finish lesson planning today's lesson on Faust.
2. Grade the three sets of quizzes I haven't graded yet...that need to be returned to my students today.
3. Likely meet with the bookoos of students who are probably going to be lined outside my door to talk about their papers (which are due tomorrow).
4. Teach.
5. Meet with a couple more students about their papers after class and way after my office hours are technically over.
6. Go to the gym with Robert and work out. (Yesterday my abs were basically in tetani and wouldn't allow me to do 300. They feel better today, so I'll be back on the horse.)
7. Go home and finish reading the second half of Faust, read Death and the King's Horseman if I can.
8. Read Robert's seminar paper, this time thinking like a crazy communications professor who has very strange ideas about how good papers are written. (Ah...sorry...got a touch defensive there...)
9. Lesson plan for tomorrow, which includes finishing up my final exam review sheet and most (if not all) of the final exam.

Friday evening, Saturday, and part of Sunday are going to be dedicated to grading papers. Although, I've been reminded by a lot of very smart people that because this is the last paper of the semester, I don't need to be wasting my time with comments. They're right. That would make grading go A LOT faster. I'm considering it.

The girls are thinking about meeting for dinner on Friday evening and then seeing The Dark Knight...again, for most of us....and I feel a little like Cinderella. "Finish your work, Cinderella, and then you can maybe go to the ball."

Oh, and because she was so right on with my failed ending in my last post, I'm reposting Jack's edited ending. I think it's suitable (likely) for the next few posts to come. Thanks Jack. I need all the reminders I can get at this point.

"And then I remember that I am an intelligent and strong woman surrounded by an awesome family, friends, and a wonderful man that loves me. It also occurs to me that Labor Day weekend is around the corner, and my friends and Robert love me so much that THAT weekend is all about me. I can't wait for a little break."

(P.S. For those not in the know, Jack has been planning a secret Labor Day weekend for me FOR MONTHS. I don't know where we're going, what we're doing [beyond a little karaoke on Friday night], or how long we'll be where we are...though I can assume we'll be back by Tuesday, lol. She's been assisted by accomplices such as Robert, my cousin, and other of my friends. I know it must have been a lot of hard work up to now, and I'm truly honored and appreciative of everyone's efforts to give me something special. I'm so excited to see what Jack has been cooking up for so long! :))