GIP, exhaustion and more
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I'm not going into the office tomorrow (yay!) but this hardly means I'm taking the day off from working. Screw this being pushed beyond complete exhaustion into some weird fugue state where I can barely function. Ruddy cold! Tomorrow I'll be missing nothing more than a French class (it being midterm day in the first year class) so I am staying home. And marking. And reviewing French verbs (I will conquer the futur proche for reflexive verbs). Since this will likely be, barring any catastrophic outbreak of illness, the only day I'll be missing this term, I think the damage is minimal. But I am not interested in heading into the office to face the barrage of people and demands upon my time. I'll get things done, peacefully, at home.
In other news, I have baked Molasses Crinkle cookies today. Yum for autumn baking!
Molasses Crinkles
3/4 c. shortening
1 c. brown sugar (packed)
1 egg
1/4 c. molasses
2 1/4 c. flour
2 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
Mix first four ingredients thoroughly, blend in all dry ingredients. Chill 1-2 hours. Roll into 1 1/4" balls, roll balls in granulated sugar, place on greased or non-stick baking sheets. Bake in 375F oven for 10-12 minutes (check at 10 -- you don't want to burn the sugar on the bottom!).
And now? Nyquil and to bed!
I'm not going into the office tomorrow (yay!) but this hardly means I'm taking the day off from working. Screw this being pushed beyond complete exhaustion into some weird fugue state where I can barely function. Ruddy cold! Tomorrow I'll be missing nothing more than a French class (it being midterm day in the first year class) so I am staying home. And marking. And reviewing French verbs (I will conquer the futur proche for reflexive verbs). Since this will likely be, barring any catastrophic outbreak of illness, the only day I'll be missing this term, I think the damage is minimal. But I am not interested in heading into the office to face the barrage of people and demands upon my time. I'll get things done, peacefully, at home.
In other news, I have baked Molasses Crinkle cookies today. Yum for autumn baking!
Molasses Crinkles
3/4 c. shortening
1 c. brown sugar (packed)
1 egg
1/4 c. molasses
2 1/4 c. flour
2 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
Mix first four ingredients thoroughly, blend in all dry ingredients. Chill 1-2 hours. Roll into 1 1/4" balls, roll balls in granulated sugar, place on greased or non-stick baking sheets. Bake in 375F oven for 10-12 minutes (check at 10 -- you don't want to burn the sugar on the bottom!).
And now? Nyquil and to bed!