Just after 8PM, but the hour feels much later. M and the boys are already asleep. M and I started watching “Superbad” earlier in the evening, but she was too tired to watch after the boys were asleep, and I don’t think she found the film as funny as I did, anyway. I saw it in the theatre a while back and laughed a lot. Maybe the crowded theatre effect made a difference.

Tension rules the floor at work. The week before finals week is always worse than finals week. Most of the students’ papers are due and students are studying. The instructors are sick of dumbass questions from students who have waited until the last minute to finish their assignments. Everyone’s pretty much sick of each other. I’m not sure if any learning takes place, honestly. Too bad the semester can’t end Thanksgiving week. I let both my classes out early today. I didn’t see the point in pretending to teach or the students pretending to learn. The rest of the day was painless. A colleague cut my tie in half, we had a mock cookie exchange battle, nothing serious. Oh, a colleague did tell me that a departmental secretary told me I needed to “grow up.” If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that…

Tomorrow I’m staying home to grade. I think I’ll have the discipline. I also need to prepare for a Thursday morning program revision meeting. More later. Good night.