Meetings, meetings, more meetings

Our university's Planning Week has a large number of overlapping meetings.  Most of the planning has actually occurred before this week; it's more a matter of telling everyone what the plans are.

The meetings aren't bad, but they're not what I came here for. I'm looking forward to my first class next week.

Preparing for Another Academic Year

Now is the time in the summer when my adrenal glands start to work again. Or is the massive caffeine intakes?

All my problems with focus earlier in the summer seem to have faded and I'm turning out course materials and committee documents efficiently, reflecting my years of experience.

I'm going to miss the summer even as I exult in what I can do during the academic year.