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Back on schedule
Sep. 4th, 2010 12:28 amThe tricky thing for me about the summer is I get rather more diurnal than my usual habits. Oddly enough, it's been rather nice to slip back into my usual late night schedule. Not having to try and make conversation at breakfast when I'm half-asleep and so is everyone else is a bonus, really.
First things first: I've had a few questions about plans for the YPL afternoons this year: have no fear, we have some interesting things planned. There will be a public announcement of dates in the nearer future - first meeting probably toward the end of September, but we are still arranging the best dates for presentations.
On the rest of it:
There's always one day in the week which is utterly exhausting: this year, that would be Thursday. Three lectures, plus the practicals (two on the Wednesday night, one on the Thursday.) I suspect I will be particularly looking forward to a bit of spare time by Saturday.
My classes seem to be settling in nicely, though the OWL classes have had their traditional dismay at the amount of material we're going to be reviewing very quickly, and the number of accurate star charts they must be able to label without notes by the end of December. My 7th year NEWT students, however, are a joy as they generally are (and I expect much the same of the 6th years when we meet on Tuesday). This year's crop of first years has some promising members: I've had several excellent questions in class already.
Finally, as I did last spring, students are welcome to drop by my office in the early evening, before I head up for the astronomy practicals, if there are any questions about assignments. It's by far the easiest time to find me. I've a range of herbal tisanes, and there's a fair chance of biscuits.
Tomorrow, I intend to take advantage of not having assignments due yet to catch up on a little reading, and then maybe a stroll down to Hogsmeade for supper, assuming it doesn't rain.
First things first: I've had a few questions about plans for the YPL afternoons this year: have no fear, we have some interesting things planned. There will be a public announcement of dates in the nearer future - first meeting probably toward the end of September, but we are still arranging the best dates for presentations.
On the rest of it:
There's always one day in the week which is utterly exhausting: this year, that would be Thursday. Three lectures, plus the practicals (two on the Wednesday night, one on the Thursday.) I suspect I will be particularly looking forward to a bit of spare time by Saturday.
My classes seem to be settling in nicely, though the OWL classes have had their traditional dismay at the amount of material we're going to be reviewing very quickly, and the number of accurate star charts they must be able to label without notes by the end of December. My 7th year NEWT students, however, are a joy as they generally are (and I expect much the same of the 6th years when we meet on Tuesday). This year's crop of first years has some promising members: I've had several excellent questions in class already.
Finally, as I did last spring, students are welcome to drop by my office in the early evening, before I head up for the astronomy practicals, if there are any questions about assignments. It's by far the easiest time to find me. I've a range of herbal tisanes, and there's a fair chance of biscuits.
Tomorrow, I intend to take advantage of not having assignments due yet to catch up on a little reading, and then maybe a stroll down to Hogsmeade for supper, assuming it doesn't rain.
