Lonely Campus

Well, here I am in my office on the Friday afternoon of Spring Break.  Our program assistant has left for the day.  There may be other folk in the building but probably not.  There is very little sound coming in from outside the building.

I'm finishing grading some exams and trying to leave things settled before I leave for the day.  I am exhausted---not much good sleep since I returned from my conference in Denver.  It has been very hard to keep my attention focused on any of my tasks.

Need sleep, nothing new there.

Impressions of Denver

Really fun town, at least downtown.  Can't say that I know anything about the rest of the city.

Mix of grunge and yuppies along 16th street.  Tons of restaurants within walking distance of the conference, and the free 16th street shuttle extends my reach.

Denver Pavilion very nice;  enjoyed Barnes and Noble, Jack's Jazz, and seeing a movie all in one location.

Snow on the cars first thing in the morning;  up in the fifties the rest of the day.

Surprised to keep running into folk I know at the conference, which is stupid;  I'm here to network and I've been networking for a couple of decades.

My wife and kids want me to call daily but act very distracted when I do call, kind of frustrating.

My talk went pretty well today.  I'm not smooth but I get more comfortable with the public speaking the more that I do it.

Definitely a place that I look forward to returning to.

Heading to Denver

I'm going to Denver for a conference, where I'll give a talk.

I'm going to Denver to single-task for a few days.  Multitasking has worn me out.

I'm going to Denver for some peace and quiet.  I love my family, but they are unfamiliar with the concept.

I'm going to Denver for my mental health.

I'm going to Denver.

My Mind Has Already Left Town

It's been a rough couple of weeks in terms of my physical well-begin.  Mainly sleep loss coupled with regular exercise at the gym.  When I stop the exercise my blood sugar goes back up, not good for the diabetes.  On the other hand with five hours of sleep a night my muscles and back ache a good deal.

So I've finished the annual evaluations for my department members, and gotten agendas ready for the big meetings that start each month.   There seems to be a massive amount of correspondence related to committees lately.  Mentally I'm wasted, although I seem minimally functional.

I'm giving a presentation mid-month in Denver, which will be my first visit there.  Looking at Google Maps the downtown hotel seems ideally suited for walking and exploring, which contrasts with most of my current experience, sitting and typing.  I am so looking forward to single-tasking, catching up on sleep.

Which makes it harder to do the tasks that I have committed to.  Oh, well, back to work.