First Day of Class

Well, the first days of class went relatively smoothly. The main problem I experienced was parking. It took me an hour to find a parking place, and I'm not exaggerating. I had really bad luck. Cars would pull out of their spots after I passed them in the garage and there would be a long line of people tight on my rear so I couldn't back up to get the spot. Sigh. My bad luck.

I have met at least once with each class and they are all full of students. The 5-6 101 class had about half the students show up, which was predictable. The others are full to the gills.

I am using the contract grading method in 210 this semester, but I don't have hopes about its success. The students barely understood the concept of the contract. It took nearly the whole class period in both classes to explain it to them.

On another note, today I am not feeling grateful, so I will do my gratitudes.

1. The YMCA's indoor track. I still sweat from my 'powerwalk' (which is really just a stroll), but I'm not nearly as exhausted from it as I would be if I walked around the block. I love AC.

2. I am grateful for my highspeed internet access, which was down all day yesterday and all night last night. It finally came up again this morning. I'm such an addict. I really get frustrated and angry at the first tier of tech support as well. But, alas, this is about gratitudes and not about kvetching, so I'm grateful that my internet was restored finally.

3. I'm grateful for Crystal Light 'On the Go' packets. I've been drinking them by the score. They make water taste so good.