Remind me why...

...I agreed to teach both summer sessions? I was already fried from the seven class + all the rest of the crap Semester from Hell. But no, I decided to teach a full load over the summer which means 15+ hours a week of just teaching for 12 weeks. Considering the whole reason why I've been sick so much and thought I had a heart attack last semester was due to insane amount of stress in my life. I need to learn to say no.

At least this summer is divided into two sessions. This session I will admit that my not-so-fun class isn't terribly bad while the class I love to teach is doing horribly. This will be over in a week and then after a short break, we start up with the next session. In that one, I am fully prepped a gazillion times over and I can teach it all in my sleep. The only things left for me to do are grading and showing up to teach. Hopefully that session will give me a little downtime.

On a bright note, I got the letter from the Board of Trustees stating that my contingency faculty position has been renewed for another semester. I'm surprised they did not wait until August to send me that as they usually do. I'm pretty sure the BoT has a few sadists on it who want to see people like me suffer as much as possible.

Well, at least I have a job, which in this economy is a Good Thing. Now if I can get a tenure line one of these days I'll be set.

Oh and no. I'm not watching the World Cup. Those stupid vuvuzelas give me panic attacks. I feel like I'm being chased by a swarm of bees. Go Wimbledon! No annoying horns there.

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