WeekEND? More like Weekcontinuance.
Friday was the official end of the quarter, which means that I have a pile of grading to do. Literally; five inches of paper to grade. I am starting to turn into a crazy person about grammar; now it makes me a little twitchy to write or read anything even vaguely grammatically incorrect. I have a brand-new John Irving novel sitting in the living room right now, and I am terrified that I won't be able to divorce myself from grammar madness long enough to appreciate his stylistic use of language. DAMN YOU, TENTH GRADERS!!! In any case, I managed to get through two classes worth of papers this weekend, and the ones that are left should mostly be pleasant to read; smart cookie I am, I saved the honors classes for last. I've stumbled across a few real gems so far, so I'm hoping to find more among the remaining essays. Work is really tough, but really good; I know I haven't been doing the best I can, but I am rapidly getting a handle on how to do my job right.
Money is stupid and awful. We don't have enough, we don't have any way of getting more right this second, and I feel like everything we want to do is dependent on it. I absolutely hate that the economy is so miserable that someone as amazing, highly-qualified, dynamic, and all-around awesome as Ryan can't land a job in his field. I'm endlessly thankful that I have a job that has supported us so far, but we are within weeks of running out of money, especially now that Ryan's car needs a pretty hefty repair. I just hope that everything - jobs, money, whatever - level out before the holidays so we can actually get around and see everyone we both miss so much.
Money is stupid and awful. We don't have enough, we don't have any way of getting more right this second, and I feel like everything we want to do is dependent on it. I absolutely hate that the economy is so miserable that someone as amazing, highly-qualified, dynamic, and all-around awesome as Ryan can't land a job in his field. I'm endlessly thankful that I have a job that has supported us so far, but we are within weeks of running out of money, especially now that Ryan's car needs a pretty hefty repair. I just hope that everything - jobs, money, whatever - level out before the holidays so we can actually get around and see everyone we both miss so much.