Wednesday, October 15
Favorite thing to say before grabbing the swatter: "They-ah is gonna be killin' he-uh today, and I'm gonna do it."
Monday, October 13
Hi alabamalady,: "I don't work full-time anymore, but I work 32 hours a week, which is almost the same (I get Thursdays off). My trick is to go for a half-hour walk after work, and then to let myself unwind for an hour before I hit the diss work. Then I post on the daily (I really like to co-pact, especially lately) that I am going to do 2 sessions of 45 minutes (which is all I can usually bring myself to do after a full day's work). Then I make myself quit after 2x45, no matter whether or not I still feel like going. And I read fiction, or chat, or do something mindless before bed. That way I don't burn myself out.
The only exception I make is when I have a deadline within a few days--because I can sleep more after I make the deadline.
I also do at least 5 units of work over the weekend. I try to always take Sundays off, but make some exceptions.
Everyone seems to have different strategies, though, as I'm sure you'll notice when other people start responding to your post.
I hope you'll be as nice to yourself as you can possibly be. Transitions are really hard, even beyond trying to figure out a new workable schedule."
The only exception I make is when I have a deadline within a few days--because I can sleep more after I make the deadline.
I also do at least 5 units of work over the weekend. I try to always take Sundays off, but make some exceptions.
Everyone seems to have different strategies, though, as I'm sure you'll notice when other people start responding to your post.
I hope you'll be as nice to yourself as you can possibly be. Transitions are really hard, even beyond trying to figure out a new workable schedule."
Friday, October 10
Things I can't find:
1. my cell phone
2. the little grinder drill attachment that I am going to use to sharpen my shovel and dig up weeds
3. the battery charger
1. my cell phone
2. the little grinder drill attachment that I am going to use to sharpen my shovel and dig up weeds
3. the battery charger
Thursday, October 2
I'd love to see a non-profit, uncopyrighted website that
collected free disciplinary readings that could be automagically
combined into downloadable coursepacks. Or just open it to
instructors to prevent crushing bandwidth bills, and let them
worry about distribution to students. I suppose such a site
could also collect lesson plans, etc. although those usually need
to be taken in a particular context to be very helpful. Please
promulgate this idea so someone else will throw this together :)
Think of a Napster for free (legal) textbooks. Bookster (the
domain is only $5000). It's arguable that I'm just describing
Google.
I'm not ready to throw out traditional publishers, however,
because despite the numbing sameness of many composition
handbooks, there is still great stuff out there that probably
wouldn't have ever emerged without a publisher (and tenure
requirements).
collected free disciplinary readings that could be automagically
combined into downloadable coursepacks. Or just open it to
instructors to prevent crushing bandwidth bills, and let them
worry about distribution to students. I suppose such a site
could also collect lesson plans, etc. although those usually need
to be taken in a particular context to be very helpful. Please
promulgate this idea so someone else will throw this together :)
Think of a Napster for free (legal) textbooks. Bookster (the
domain is only $5000). It's arguable that I'm just describing
Google.
I'm not ready to throw out traditional publishers, however,
because despite the numbing sameness of many composition
handbooks, there is still great stuff out there that probably
wouldn't have ever emerged without a publisher (and tenure
requirements).
