Day: February 28, 2023

I tell you, Monday is the longest day of the week in spite of only teaching one class. Monday is a matter of falling back into the rhythm of the working world after a weekend of doing not that. It is often made worse by allowing myself to fall behind on matters such as grading and generally caring about my work life. I do believe in weekends being about family and self and escape from the routine (though a weekend routine is still a routine). So that is why Monday strikes like a heavy staff against my back over and again. By 7 pm I’m drained of all that resembles energy and fully in the realizing that tomorrow is yet another day of work.

I believe this is why Date Night Wednesday is a double edged sword. On the one hand it is a great way to end the work week. On the other I pile up so much during those days that I don’t ever get a chance to think about the date night to come–I’m too buys getting through three days of classes and figuring out when to grade.

Quite busy as of late and not really having the time or capacity (I hate that word) to come up with a structured blog. So, instead I’ll share…

Some Thoughts:

1. Just saying Capacity reminds me of the truly awful experience I had at ASU’s Piper Center for Creative Writing. That was a sinking ship and a cesspool of relationships that ran contrary to the workings of an actual writing center or promoting a writer’s existence. I did a quick scan of the staff page and discovered there really isn’t any staff listed. I do wonder if they finally just fell apart. They continue to put up a meager assortment of events and opportunities, which I was starting to properly develop…. no more, alas. It counts as a fail in my life and moreover a fail on their part.
2. Writing is not a fail, presently. I’m hard at work developing this new novel.. in my head. Imma put it on paper this week though.
3. Seriously, I am.