An update about the lack of updates
Apr. 27th, 2010 05:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rhyllSome things I have to do in the next two weeks:
* Two batches of marking, both of which are huge,
* Participate in our web conference thing,
* Study frantically for my greek exam, which is on the 11th of May and is way above my level (again),
* Sift through another 500 or so parliamentary debates,
* Sort out speakers for our next workshop.
* Start my thesis corrections
Plus all the 'optional' stuff, like capoeira and ukulele and family and friends and house maintenance and bicycles, that keeps me sane.
I know that most of this is stuff that I want to do, although frankly I could happily leave the RA stuff...I took it on before I knew how much teaching I'd be doing. Last fortnight was rough, and I got quite sooky. Marking all day and most of the weekend does not, apparently, fill me with joy and light. The next couple of weeks are going to be rough, too, but I'm going to try hard not to spend the whole time feeling stressed out and isolated.
One plan is to do more fitting-people-into-gaps, trying to call people or catch up when I unexpectedly have an hour or two spare here and there. And then, when this subsides a little, I really want to cook for people. Do you know, I think that I haven't had people over for dinner at all since we moved? All the housemate dinners are lovely, but it will be even more awesome to have more of you over for dinner!
* Two batches of marking, both of which are huge,
* Participate in our web conference thing,
* Study frantically for my greek exam, which is on the 11th of May and is way above my level (again),
* Sift through another 500 or so parliamentary debates,
* Sort out speakers for our next workshop.
* Start my thesis corrections
Plus all the 'optional' stuff, like capoeira and ukulele and family and friends and house maintenance and bicycles, that keeps me sane.
I know that most of this is stuff that I want to do, although frankly I could happily leave the RA stuff...I took it on before I knew how much teaching I'd be doing. Last fortnight was rough, and I got quite sooky. Marking all day and most of the weekend does not, apparently, fill me with joy and light. The next couple of weeks are going to be rough, too, but I'm going to try hard not to spend the whole time feeling stressed out and isolated.
One plan is to do more fitting-people-into-gaps, trying to call people or catch up when I unexpectedly have an hour or two spare here and there. And then, when this subsides a little, I really want to cook for people. Do you know, I think that I haven't had people over for dinner at all since we moved? All the housemate dinners are lovely, but it will be even more awesome to have more of you over for dinner!