Hie Ho Hie Ho Off to insanity I go

[cornerofmadness]

Well I come back from Krogers to see the dean of arts and science has called me again. I'm thinking why, I've finished that class we just added. No, that's not why. The prof teaching human anatomy this semester was suddenly tapped to teach herptology at our sister school because the new guy isn't qualified (neither new guy...uhm so why were they hired?), but that means he can't teach human anatomy.

Guess who was hired originally to teach this class. Yeah you got it, Madness was. So why is she bitching and hiding under her futon in tears? Well because
a) classes start monday and I have nothing ready for THIS class
b) it's at 8:30 AM which gives me a FOUR hour break between classes
c) did I say it was at 8:30?
d) yet another lab for me to run which means 3 hours of this lab THEN the 3 hour human Physiology course too.
e) it's at 8:30 AM
f) it only has SIX students in it which means I don't get full pay.

I whine and ask why would we run it for 6 people in the fall when we have FIFTY of them in the spring? No sane answer there because even the dean is asking that. I say no, because I will not come in that early and get prorated (i.e. i don't get full pay). He says he'll authorize full pay. I whine some more and stomp around my apartment and tell him how hard this lab is and how much more work and snot about the directed study I'm doing too. He knows this student and didn't know he was doing this with me. So I might not be doing that now.

long story short. I say yes because it's a FIVE hour class. So I switch out a non-major class I didn't want in the first place for Human Anatomy. This means I'm working 20 hours even without the directed study which means I'm getting $$$$$$ I guess I'll be going insane this weekend to get this class ready. The dean thanks me and tells me if I know Kirk's spiel about already doing my bit for king and country and then riding off to save the universe again? If so I'm allowed to quote that around the office now.

And so I call my parents to whine to them about having to get up for an 8:30 class. Oddly they have no pity for me. Dad says I can use my money to pay me back for the t-shirt he just bought me at the overstock store. Dad bought me a shirt?? Okay. He says it's that Japanese stuff you like. It's got a blonde girl in a red cape and a giant robot and something about alchemy on it. No, dad that's Ed, a boy, and his brother Al. Dad tells me I'm weird and apologizes for it being powder blue. Mom informs me they had another shirt there that read 'will work for anime' but it only came in small.

Comments

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

I don't know how you can even keep up with what you're supposed to be teaching from day to day.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I don't either. I can NOT believe they've waited until NOW to do this

[dragonydreams.livejournal.com]

Yikes! That's quite the thing to throw at you last minute. Good luck getting everything prepared.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thank god it's the class I taught last semester but still. how could they wait until now to do this

[lejlkwiet.livejournal.com]

8.30 *shudders* But hey, money is always of the good :)

Ooh, FMA tshirt. My bro has got obsessed about it and is trying to convince me to watch. I probably will :D

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

See you're the only one so far to pity my 830 crisis. Everyone else laughed.

It's a good obsession (points to icons and color bars)

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

I taught a nine am class once. The good thing was that there were only four students in it (only four essay drafts to read per week? Woohoo!). The bad thing was that I was the only person in the room fully awake (we morning people are rare birds). I tried to avoid that slot for the remainder of my brief teaching career. Best of luck -- and at least enjoy the money!

BTW, present for you here (http://nebroadwe.livejournal.com/5687.html). I posted it a couple of weeks back, but I think you were on vacation and I'm not sure you saw it. It's just been through another round of editing and is hopefully even better now, though.

Peace.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I did make a stink about moving that time next semester. I'm an insomniac. Mornings aren't good for me. And i taught two sections of Anatomy last semester, the 8 AM one did very poorly compared to the 10 AM one.

Oh cool. I printed it out (I was going to catch up on my reading this weekend). I'll be looking forward to it

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

... i taught two sections of Anatomy last semester, the 8 AM one did very poorly compared to the 10 AM one.

Unsurprising. All students are nocturnal (except me. I'm not sure how I'm going to do in the evening class I'm taking this semester on the staff benefit).

I printed it out (I was going to catch up on my reading this weekend).

Just like a real book! :-) All kinds of experiments going on in my 'fic these days: first romance, then (as of last night, here (http://nebroadwe.livejournal.com/6197.html)) action/adventure/comedy. Next up, though, is old-fashioned angst again. :-)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I'm definitely nocturnal. I don't think I give my students my best either at 8 am sadly.

Okay cool. I'll try to get to that soon. action/adventure/comedy sounds like fun

[esmerelda-t.livejournal.com]

If your making more money now, could you lend me five bucks? :)

I have no idea what I'll do when I finally get a full time job, I don't get up until ten most days.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

full time work sucks. hee. And 5 bucks American won't get you far there