Breasting the Tape

Almost all of the grading's done; one class, four students, remains. I've had messages from one student concerned about a low grade, and one from a student dubious of a high grade. Both seem to have accepted my explanations.

I've also finished arrangements for B&G while I'm gone - a pet sitter, who aims at becoming a pro, and the necessary 20 lb bag of Dog Chow. I need to run over to Best Buy tomorrow morning to pick up a cheap phone, in case something goes wrong with my flights; I also need to try to shrink the pile of bills and receipts on my desk. (I really am going to have to revamp my financial database.)

I'm going to download some more books for my holiday reading. I'm two stories behind on Penric; I haven't gotten hold of "The Stone Sky" yet; and I should also pick up at least one more Peter Grant novel, one or two Mercy Thompson books and maybe a Kitty Norville story. (I read the first one earlier this year.) There are several other series I ought to dig further into... Where does the time go?

Ah well. Let the tension go, and r-e-l-a-x, willya?