Scattered musings, nearing the end of the semester edition

• Book Two may actually be reaching a state that bears at least a vague resemblance to being near completion.
• The above explains the recent shortage of posts at this blog (although I expect that in due course there will be an extensive review of the Mary Poovey book in the sidebar).  
• It is not immediately clear why I had a thesis statement buried on the fifteenth page of one of my chapters; surely most readers expect to find thesis statements at the end of the author's introduction? Readers like, say, myself?
• Planting proceeds apace, although there will be a temporary break in the action due to rainstorms beyond my control.  The rain will certainly reduce the time I have to spend watering my reseeded front lawn, at least.
• I did agree to read about forty rough drafts this weekend, didn't I? Ah, well, rain...
• The new Star Trek film premieres on the last day of classes.  Clearly, this is a sign indicating how I should celebrate the end of the school year (and the coming of final exams...).
• I've found that students are never sympathetic when the instructor points out that she too must be awake for the 8 AM final exam.  Can't think why.

Comments

[Nimble]

Godspeed with the writing and end-of-semester-ing. At least you *found* the thesis statement and now can move it where you wish.

[anonymous]

oh, quite the contrary, I majored in Calling The Gods Of Rain.

[JaneC]

So you have to administer an exam at 8am, too? All the undergrad exams for my department are at 8am. They only have to do it for four semesters. I have to do it (as a T.A.) for eight semesters.

The students do perk up a bit when we tell them that we'll bring them chocolate-covered espresso beans to ease the pain of being awake at such an early hour.