Today is the final day of term for my first years - they get about 4 months holiday, which is nice for them.... I'm taking them for a drink tonight, but this time I'm not paying for the first round.
Went to a fairly tense meeting last night and spoke up a bit more than was strictly wise - apparently the result will be that I get my P45 or 'more responsibility' - neither of which appeal to me.
For 3 days in a row I've had staggeringly horrible meals - somehow I've managed to make Korma, Satay Chicken and Pasta dishes that even the dogs wouldn't eat - despite years of practice... I also seem to have lost my sense of taste. I'm really tired and run down - next week is technically half term be we have loads to do and I have to prepare everything for the Examination board and write something called an Academic Health report - which is a review of the year and detailed examination of everything that has happened, successes and failures etc - when I was first asked to do one - I thought it was daft, but actually I quite enjoyed it - and I've come to realise it's our main point of contact with the University - so I'm quite looking forward to it. Being so tired I keep making mistakes - I had to proof read a piece of students work yesterday on screen and I just couldn't do it - I was also late for a meeting, but my brain just wouldn't engage with the words and I couldn't correct her spelling - fortunatly another student who has spent several years in a Russian University getting an English degree was on hand to bale me out. I've also started getting people's names mixed up and my eyesight is really letting me down - must buy new glasses!!!
Both dogs refused to go for their walk today - quite strange, but they had a marathon walk yesterday morning. I couldn't sleep on Monday night so I got up at 2am and listened to Radio 3 for a few hours then took them out at 4.30am for nearly 3 hours of field treking - they were pretty tired after that.
The loss of next doors foilage actually makes my house look much bigger - but a lot shabbier.... will have to get out there at the weekend and do some cleaning up and washing of the woodwork and a bit of garden topiary. If I make it to the weekend - not feeling too strong today!
I mention above that I'm tired - to demonstrate this - I accidently posted the above on one of the websites I post for student professional practice.... dumb.
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