Met my students yesterday

I'm working from home today, and my internet keeps turning off. Grrrr!

I met my classes yesterday, and call me optimistic, but I'm excited about this semester. First, because of a short-lived change to a 3-2 teaching load (succumbed to the economic downturn--back to 3-3 next year), I'm only teaching 2 classes this semester. I can already feel the relief. But more than that, I really like my classes. Despite teaching mostly last semester seniors, I think that they are excited to be there and maybe even a little inspired by my first day talk about how much they need this class (I know, I'm probably delusional). I think it's going to go really well.

I also finished my pre-tenure portfolio yesterday. Yay!!

And I cleaned my office. Badly needed. Could still use a little bit of work, but it'll do.