The fall semester came and went without my noting it here, and I am currently watching one of my classes for Spring work on their drafts. The nose has healed very well, and the major result of the surgery is that I am now wearing hats any time the sun is up. As winter came on I also noted that my new nose was far more sensitive to cold than the old one, but that will fade as skin becomes more thoroughly integrated into its new location.
Fall was quite busy, but Spring looks to be a little less so on the academic front at least, as I am teacher one fewer classes, but the mix of classes gives me almost as many units. I have no idea what summer or fall will bring this year, as budgets and course offerings continue to contract.
The weather has been delightfully rainy this last month, though it is sunny today and has been for the last few days. I have always loved rain, and would welcome it even if we didn’t need it so badly after years of below normal rainfall. I don’t know if it is the wetter weather or some other factor, but my arthritic joints are complaining more about this winter than they have the last few. The right shoulder is particularly difficult just now, which makes me grateful for my iPhone since keyboarding is uncomfortable and I can use the iPhone one handed.
This is the last little bit of relative peace before the papers start coming in and I’m trying to enjoy it. The deluge starts Thursday with the first set of papers.
