Semester's End
Dec. 10th, 2011 11:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stoutfellowThe onset of cold weather (low of 10F this morning, and it'll go lower) has exposed several shortcomings in my wardrobe: not enough long-sleeved shirts, fraying long johns, a slight shortage of dress pants.... I just got back from a visit to Kohl's, repairing those deficiencies. They are (of course) having a sale, and I got something like 50% off on everything. I should have done this earlier, but time hasn't been on my side.
I gave the last lectures of the semester last week. In my geometry class, I'd run out of material from the text, so I finished off with a chat about my current research. (Of course, this won't be on the test....) I also was on the committee for a Masters' presentation on Thursday (tough material, and well-presented); I'm on another one next Wednesday, and my Senior Project student will be making her presentation on Thursday. She wants to do a dry run for me on Wednesday.... I'll be giving my calculus final on Monday, and the take-homes from the other two classes are due Tuesday, which is also the day of the department Christmas party. Lots to do, and not much time: the family Christmas party is Saturday, so I'll be flying out on Friday. I've found a volunteer to dogsit, as well.
I could use a break. The only troublesome thing is that my research is moving well, and being away from my software may be a hindrance. On the other hand, not having Mathematica to calculate for me, I'll have no choice but to just think, which is really what I need to do at this point. We'll see.
I gave the last lectures of the semester last week. In my geometry class, I'd run out of material from the text, so I finished off with a chat about my current research. (Of course, this won't be on the test....) I also was on the committee for a Masters' presentation on Thursday (tough material, and well-presented); I'm on another one next Wednesday, and my Senior Project student will be making her presentation on Thursday. She wants to do a dry run for me on Wednesday.... I'll be giving my calculus final on Monday, and the take-homes from the other two classes are due Tuesday, which is also the day of the department Christmas party. Lots to do, and not much time: the family Christmas party is Saturday, so I'll be flying out on Friday. I've found a volunteer to dogsit, as well.
I could use a break. The only troublesome thing is that my research is moving well, and being away from my software may be a hindrance. On the other hand, not having Mathematica to calculate for me, I'll have no choice but to just think, which is really what I need to do at this point. We'll see.
