Anybody go to a job interview and when it's over, start thinking, "I hope I don't get it," for no good reason? Yeah, I had that today. But I'll have to get rid of it cos I'm invited back for a second interview. Also they wished me a happy birthday, which was nice ( Read more... )

I had my last class of the semester today. No more stoopid for me! At least until I have to mark their essays/exams blah. AND I'm gonna withdraw from teaching next semester. I have only two hours of classes and it's not worth my while. If I'd got the job with Leon, it would have been more workable - not much but a little. And being committed ( Read more... )

LAST WEEK OF TEACHING THIS TERM ( Read more... )

So, what does one do when one has got through the PhD? One becomes very, very lazy. Or one does if one does not have teaching and essay marking (damn).

I'm currently sitting in my brother's house working on wireless internet and trying to watch Scrubs at the same time so forgive me if this comes out all tangled. I'm supposed to be teaching " ( Read more... )

So, reading week - that handy midway week in which there are no lectures or tutorials - is over. And I am still shattered. I have the tail end of a nasty cold clinging to me, I'm white as a ghost and I have no enthusiasm for work at all. Teaching is draining me this year. Last year, it energised me. Blah ( Read more... )

I'm just messing around here till I have to go to my class at two. Guess how many people came to my class yesterday morning at 10 ( Read more... )

Whoops. I figured I'd better show up here again and explain that I'm not dead. Travelling up and down to Belfast to take my classes and reading up for my viva has taken up my time ( Read more... )

Wednesday morning 10-11 is too early for teaching. I'm not awake and my students aren't awake, nobody has the energy to talk or even to form an opinion. It doesn't help that, due to morning train times, I have to spend Tuesday nights sleeping in the spare room in Michael's house (he's another teaching assistant on the course), and it's not very ( Read more... )

Hello again, folks. Having submitted the thesis, I took some time off. Thank you all for your messages of congratulation, they were warmly appreciated ( Read more... )

I hate my supervisor ( Read more... )