Yeah, but it won't look like that on Tuesday and Thursday. Er, hopefully.
As some wag at Birkbeck pointed out earlier this evening, it's currently like that old cathode ray tube television sat in the corner of the room - doing naff all, except sucking the lifeblood out of the planet's energy resources:
Just...don't expect any "emergency broadcast"-style bulletins with portentous Patrick Allen voiceovers on the day/s. For one thing, Patrick Allen popped his clogs in 2006 and, for another, my "How To Survive Daytime TV" and "Interesting Things To Do With Leftovers, a Wok, and That Dodgy-Looking Bottle of Dark Soy Sauce You've Had in the Back of the Cupboard Since Patrick Allen Died" tips have priority status on the Web Channel of Doom:
http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=5395
Blame http://www.coveritlive.com for the standby nonsense with the endlessly revolving fake 'PLAY' button. They're the outfit UCU have entrusted with union members' financial contributions for their blogtastic coverage of the two-day shindig strike action.
And yes, Wednesday is a normal day. Your students - or at least those who won't be staying at home, throwing peanut shells at the TV during the Budget - will probably turn up, expecting you to teach them something. Bummer.
Just...don't expect any "emergency broadcast"-style bulletins with portentous Patrick Allen voiceovers on the day/s. For one thing, Patrick Allen popped his clogs in 2006 and, for another, my "How To Survive Daytime TV" and "Interesting Things To Do With Leftovers, a Wok, and That Dodgy-Looking Bottle of Dark Soy Sauce You've Had in the Back of the Cupboard Since Patrick Allen Died" tips have priority status on the Web Channel of Doom:
http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=5395
Blame http://www.coveritlive.com for the standby nonsense with the endlessly revolving fake 'PLAY' button. They're the outfit UCU have entrusted with union members' financial contributions for their blogtastic coverage of the two-day shindig strike action.
And yes, Wednesday is a normal day. Your students - or at least those who won't be staying at home, throwing peanut shells at the TV during the Budget - will probably turn up, expecting you to teach them something. Bummer.