Not a whole lot firing off in the mind tonight. My thoughts have been scattered as I watch many of my responsibilities come to a head. See, a lot of what I do needs to get done in a specific time frame. That frame or window closes soon, and I am feeling the pinch. The other day one of my co-workers mentioned staging an intervention for me. He rightfully felt that I overwork myself to the point of madness and take on so many responsibilities that it seems like I don’t have time to give full attention to any one. That was certainly the case last semester. I’ve designed a fall semester that absolutely prevents that, but in the meanwhile I am out on a limb here trying to tie up every loose end in the city.
Then there’s this idea of down time. While I don’t get very much of it I do try to find an hour or two that I can veg out and absorb new media. Tonight’s hour was spent absorbing Chicago Fire. I don’t regret the time spent. Good drama most nights, though tonight there was less firefighter stuff than I am used to.
Look at me–rambling. Perhaps that is just the way it is when you have ten minutes to fill and not a whole lot going on in the mind to put down on paper. On the other hand, this is the discovery process. This is the path people take to find their voice in writing. I’ve been leading my students down this path as of late and trying to get them to understand the value of this creative process. That is not working with one class in particular. Maybe we’ll have a sit down tomorrow and work it out.
Yeah, just add that to the to-do list.
Some Thoughts:
- At some point the numbering system is going to go away or merely start looking like star dates.