May 12, 2008
so here's what I did today:
Proctored two final exams; graded them; and calculated final course grades.
Read a book for my dissertation and took notes on it. (and returned it: it was SERIOUSLY overdue.)
Met with the Dean and got my reappointment squared away for next year.
Not bad, eh? I think I am owed a few minutes of chilling with Detective Adam Dalgliesh before falling asleep. (LOVE, just LOVE, summer reading! Yeah, I have a bunch of serious things to read this summer, but I feel I am OWED some well-written fluff to begin.)
Here's the amazing thing about academe: my salary for working 8 months is amortized over 12: so I will be paid June-August for just chillin'. I have lots to do, but it will be a delight to stop and smell the lilacs. I am trying to build more dellight into my daily awareness.
Tomorrow: a nice long walk before I go to campus for the workshop on documenting myself for reappointment/tenure/promotion purposes.