barrel of monkeys
that's what it's like in my brain at the moment. over the course of the last month or so, i've written a little over 70 pages, and things got so seriously behind that i only this afternoon (we're talking 4 o'clock, baby) got the time to BEGIN grading my students' papers and finals.
you know you're in trouble when you finish each paper and eye that decorative shot glass thinking "you know, sure it's dark out, but i bet i could find the strip if i tried." note: 'the strip' is the place where they sell booze outside of town. dirt town's an arid desert in more than one way.
in any case, grades are due tomorrow. after five solid hours of readingtrash drivel really painful student papers, i'm about to take my finals outside where it's windy... and throw them down the stairs. the ones i can find in the morning will get 'A' grades, and the others will be graded ... alphabetically, or something. i don't know.
and here's a note to self in the tradition of jon's reminders: never allow your students to turn papers in to you electronically. just don't. the computer screen becomes almost more painful than the apostrophe errors (which, by the way, are worth negative 5 points on this paper, as i warned them. they're still everywhere. i give up.). plus, when the *soft compatibility pack ceases to function and cannot be revived, fully half of your students' papers will be gibberish on the screen and bear no resemblence to the english language old or new.
oh well. you can't fix everything. but next semester? when the students turn in something as a final? it won't be handwritten, that much i can tell you. and their last assignment? it won't be due anywhere near the end of the semester. if possible, their final will be held at midterm, and the rest of the semester will be mine, all mine! [cackles in the background and rubs hands together] right. not likely.
in any case, i'm going to go grade yet more student work and then ... head up to campus to download those stupid docx files. i've never particularly liked *soft, but i can honestly say i actively dislike them now. grr.
love andpapers peace!
you know you're in trouble when you finish each paper and eye that decorative shot glass thinking "you know, sure it's dark out, but i bet i could find the strip if i tried." note: 'the strip' is the place where they sell booze outside of town. dirt town's an arid desert in more than one way.
in any case, grades are due tomorrow. after five solid hours of reading
and here's a note to self in the tradition of jon's reminders: never allow your students to turn papers in to you electronically. just don't. the computer screen becomes almost more painful than the apostrophe errors (which, by the way, are worth negative 5 points on this paper, as i warned them. they're still everywhere. i give up.). plus, when the *soft compatibility pack ceases to function and cannot be revived, fully half of your students' papers will be gibberish on the screen and bear no resemblence to the english language old or new.
oh well. you can't fix everything. but next semester? when the students turn in something as a final? it won't be handwritten, that much i can tell you. and their last assignment? it won't be due anywhere near the end of the semester. if possible, their final will be held at midterm, and the rest of the semester will be mine, all mine! [cackles in the background and rubs hands together] right. not likely.
in any case, i'm going to go grade yet more student work and then ... head up to campus to download those stupid docx files. i've never particularly liked *soft, but i can honestly say i actively dislike them now. grr.
love and
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