Buckling Down on a Sunny Day
Neil and I have gradually been slipping into slight panic mode. Both of us start teaching our first fall classes in a week, and neither of us are feeling ready. To give Neil credit, he’s been (or seemingly been) working quite diligently on developing his courses. I, on the other hand, spent the last three week skipping from one distraction to the next while lugging an increasingly heavy sack of guilt on my shoulders. (What do they say? SACK OF GUILT MAKE YOU STRONG!)
So, today, I’m trying to “buckle down”, despite the fact that it’s a GORGEOUS, SUNNY DAY. From our window, I can see people sauntering along the street, walking as if they didn’t have a care in the world, or a lesson to plan. There’s a music festival on, to boot, but, from what I can hear from our apartment, I may not be missing out on much on that one. Ah! For all of August, I had the “reap now, sow later” attitude…I’m now at least $350 down on Second Cup Chillatte’s, with nothing to show for it. (Did you know they’re getting rid of their Spend $40, get $1.45 off cards? IS NOTHING EVER FREE ANYMORE?)
But enough moaning. It is slightly refreshing to sit down and experience what mild productivity is. I do plan to get out in the sunshine as soon as schedule another 60 minutes of theoretical student activity.
What would you rather be - a goat living in the Appalachian mountains, a pot of geraniums on an old lady’s porch or a pistachio nut in any context you can imagine.
Talk to yous later. Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. Welcome, everyone who is visiting this site from another country. E-mail me! Entertain me!
Posted on August 24, 2002 04:07 PM