January 2, 2012

  • I'm Full.

    Oh. My. Goodness.
    All my classes [finally] filled up which is great and not-so-great all at once.
    I'm at 6 classes, again, instead of 5.
    The extra money is wonderful, of course, but I will probably have 3 classes this summer, and basically, I get no "break" from fullness. Okay, August. And I detest that I am complaining about this, because I love my job and, as I mentioned, I appreciate the extra money; however... it's overwhelming time and time again. It just is. That's fact. So, it is what it is. And who knows if I'm going to have extra things in the next few years (can't say much, but it's publishing-related); I do know that I will be developing Intro to Creative Writing 211 for online usage Spring 2013.

    The fact that my online course EXPLODES into two section every semester has got to be an indication of a few things. I hope, and this is me being negative, that it isn't because it's too easy or something along those lines. Then again, I don't think there are a lot of ways to cheat in my course. I could just spice up some quizzes (or add some) or even just revise an assignment or two.

    This week will be a bit insane for me. I feel like I should enjoy my last day "off" with some errand-running and second-hand-store shopping. I have lasagna soup (or, rather, meatball & cheese ravioli soup) in the crockpot, so dinner will be ready whenever. I wish a crockpot could take care of my class prep; I suppose, though, that the way I prep is like a crockpot. I make lists and put them all together (ingredients) and let them simmer in my head. The outcome only takes hours, and it rarely gets tossed out.
    :o )

    *Idea for CW211: Make packets for each genre. This way, I only have to create the INTRO and POETRY packets right now. Little by little wins the race, kids.