Today was the last day of finals, and I have picked up the final papers for grading.
Later this week, I will undoubtedly be cursing and uncharacteristically crabby and wondering why I ever thought wasted all those years and headaches in order to do this for a living. (Grading tends to have that effect.)
But for right now, I am home, the final papers are in, I have had my celebratory end-of-the-semester latte (nonfat milk and sugar free, but still), and what's more, I had it iced, because it's seventy degrees outside and the sun is shining. Also, I have metallic purple fingernails, and over lunch, I had a fantastic idea for a new story which I have already fleshed out into a longer outline. (Those bits are not related to anything else; they're just also making me feel kick-ass today.)
So at the moment, I'm feeling a bit
and
And I'd like to keep that going as long as possible. Virtual dance party in the comments! :D
~boogies~