summer countdown

I subbed as a proctor for a professor's exam this morning, and am now carrying roughly 100 bluebooks around campus. I knew you had to get a PhD to do this, but I didn't expect the arm muscles had to be this strong. Maybe I should have broken out my enormous rolling bag that I usually reserve for research trips to the library--it looks goofy, but it gets the job done!

My hatred of course evaluations has been somewhat mitigated by the first comments I (recently) received on ratemyprofessors.com. Yes, the site has many flaws--it tends to attract students who have very strong feelings (often negative) about a teacher, and it can sometimes digress into a discussion of a teacher's mannerisms, gestures, etc. Still, it's gratifying to receive some genuinely nice comments there. Oh, and the goofy chili pepper icon next to my name has totally made my week. ;)

Summer is almost here! Even though I know I still have to do work in the next few months, I'm really excited by the prospect of a full week off first, and by a vacation I get to take in the middle of the summer quarter to attend Andrea and Adam's wedding. I want to see friends and go swimming and maybe even finish that novel Justin lent me several months ago. (Reading for fun? What...?) Does anyone reading this have exciting plans for the summer?

My summer begins Friday if I can finish the grading on time. Only 2 days to go! :)