Time Out.

I don’t feel like working. Today, I simply wing it by rationalizing why I dismissed them early—since the kids will not have a free day for two interview requirements due next week, then why not plan what they will do when they are dismissed earlier than usual? Of course, it’s not like they will actually do that (yeah, right) but that somehow gives me insurance that they will get it if they don't come to class prepared next week.

I want to go home and draw. Or even check exams. Anything but be “not working” when I’m suppose to work. Let me clarify that: I’m teaching a laboratory course and part of that includes answering activity manuals. When students do that, I am left with nothing to do. Although I’m reassured by a colleague that that is the way it is, I can’t help sometimes but think that it look like I don’t do anything in class but talk to random colleagues who happen to be there during lab time. If only they know how checking their work is like. -_-

Actually, I wasn’t feeling this bummed out earlier. Sure, I do intend to dismiss them early but I did plan to do something productive which never really came to be. I think it has something to do with the almost smooth-but-not-quite-on-the-way-to-school-driving bit. Not only is All Neu showing signs that indeed something is wrong with the idling servo, but the stupid stick shift decided to go to third gear instead of first just when I was about to accelerate from a halt. That stalled the car for a bit which then somehow foiled my smooth overtaking of an idiot who must’ve thought it’s okay to run really slow on the leftmost lane of the road. Although I am thankful that nothing morbid happened, that definitely affected my mood for the day.

So much for being the noble prof today. *looks at watch* Gah, one more hour until second lab class.