tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post116821452601080837..comments2024-01-28T03:35:51.182-05:00Comments on Reassigned Time: In Not Facing the Start of the Semester News....Dr. Crazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457967076373916629noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-1168239971215254172007-01-08T02:06:00.000-05:002007-01-08T02:06:00.000-05:00I am also so not facing the start of the semester ...I am also so not facing the start of the semester (which, thankfully, is not until Wednesday, which is good because I still have 2.3333333~ syllabi left to write...). This winter break has felt WAY too short. Maybe it's La Nina? Though I think going to the major conference and interviewing and all that makes it really hard to turn around and get back to work. (Not like I have that excuse, but...) <BR/><BR/>I think in my case it's inertia - the less I see people, the less I *want* to see people. I've pretty much been a hermit over this break (partly because LDH was here for much of it) and I feel like I've completely forgotten what my colleagues' faces look like (let alone students). Which means I'll probably be pretty energized once I *am* face to face with everyone, but *wanting* to face them? Not so much... I don't know whether you do this at all or not. <BR/><BR/>New MLA dates: you will now be synchronized with the AHA! For some reason I'm thrilled by this, though I couldn't tell you why.<BR/><BR/>Now I suppose I should either go back to writing assignments for a writing-intensive intro seminar (writing intensive? what is this writing intensive of which you speak??), or give up and go to bed...New Kid on the Hallwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04982506415757771218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-1168227711076121892007-01-07T22:41:00.000-05:002007-01-07T22:41:00.000-05:00Yikes, I think we must be cable buddies--I only ma...Yikes, I think we must be cable buddies--I only made it through the Wedding Crashers once, but The Family Stone and Legally Blonde? Right there with you. Oh, all right; Hope Floats as well. <BR/><BR/>Now just throw in Hellboy, and it will get all Single White Female... <BR/><BR/>I hope all that couch potato-ing has recharged your battery!kfluffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09067013188119828400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-1168225101310371472007-01-07T21:58:00.000-05:002007-01-07T21:58:00.000-05:00That would be "excludes." Clearly, I need to slee...That would be "excludes." Clearly, I need to sleep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-1168225034671098982007-01-07T21:57:00.000-05:002007-01-07T21:57:00.000-05:00I agree. I think the new dates are the worst poss...I agree. I think the new dates are the worst possible time to have MLA. Precludes anyone who teaches at a school with a Jan Term.<BR/><BR/>I'm also starting school in twelve hours and in a major funk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-1168220086304793712007-01-07T20:34:00.000-05:002007-01-07T20:34:00.000-05:00Oh, and the new MLA dates (though it will be about...Oh, and the new MLA dates (though it will be about three years before they go into effect) will be the first thursday after Jan 2 through sunday. Again, I do not like the change, though I can see why others (like people who begin after MLK day) would find it immensely preferable to the current one.Dr. Crazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12457967076373916629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-1168220002986138382007-01-07T20:33:00.000-05:002007-01-07T20:33:00.000-05:00Thanks for the good wishes, everybody! And yes, I...Thanks for the good wishes, everybody! And yes, I know that once I'm in the groove it will be better - the thing that's kind of unusual for me this semester is that I usually am a bit more positive about things at the very start - I think that this may be the job search taking its toll on my enthusiasm, at least in part.<BR/><BR/>The green beans are TOTALLY easy to make. I'll post the recipe!Dr. Crazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12457967076373916629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-1168219887966241252007-01-07T20:31:00.000-05:002007-01-07T20:31:00.000-05:00You are not depressed- it's just a symptom of a wi...You are not depressed- it's just a symptom of a winter break that is WAY too short! I also start classes tomorrow and am DREADING it. It will all be fine tomorrow after I get up in front of those 90 mostly freshmen and introduce them to my discipline. Until then, I will stick with DREAD! And we're supposed to get snow tomorrow (boo hoo)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-1168217756701227312007-01-07T19:55:00.000-05:002007-01-07T19:55:00.000-05:00I agree with helenesch -- the time just before the...I agree with helenesch -- the time just before the term starts -- and actually, for me, through the first week, until everything settles into place -- is always kind of depressing and unsettling. So cooking and TV therapy sounds like the right thing to do! (Were the green beans easy to make? that's one of my favorite dishes at the middle eastern place we go to) Don't be too hard on yourself. Good luck tomorrow --Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101745666402341618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-1168216058695596072007-01-07T19:27:00.000-05:002007-01-07T19:27:00.000-05:00I'm SO feeling the same way you are, Dr. C! It se...I'm SO feeling the same way you are, Dr. C! It seems like last semester, when I had all my time off, all I wanted was to have something structured to do everyday. And now all I want is more time off! "Totally unprepared am I to face a world of students..."<BR/><BR/>Btw, what do you mean by new MLA dates??<BR/><BR/>Hope you feel better!medieval womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278854285443306227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-1168215558346829872007-01-07T19:19:00.000-05:002007-01-07T19:19:00.000-05:00Not that it will help you feel better, but I've fi...Not that it will help you feel better, but I've finally realized that I often (almost always, actually) feel really down right around the time classes start--no matter which semester it is. I'm not really sure why this is (except for now, when I'm returning from a much-enjoyed sabbatical). But I do know that I *always* feel better once the semester gets underway. It might take a week or two, but this feeling of blahness (for me, anyway) does wear off.<BR/><BR/>Of course, that doesn't change the larger fact of living in a place where I'm not all that thrilled to be, but I am at least telling myself that I will feel happier--and more excited about teaching, and my life here generally--once I'm in the midst of it all again.<BR/><BR/>At least you tried some new recipes! I'm really impressed (though I have to say, the shrimp with arugula dish sounds like the best one!)heleneschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379096203492608139noreply@blogger.com