Deadlines and me

...do not agree. I seem to have great difficulty getting things done ahead of time. I stayed at the music school till three this morning, typing out my teaching philosophy. Collapsed in bed at four, got up at 8:30 in the morning (much thanks to my faithful morning caller, LK, who was out shopping on a Friday night) and began writing and revising. I finished two cover letters and then raced to school. My job applications were submitted fifteen minutes before the deadline.

Now I'm too exhausted to do much else. I did manage to clear the mess on my living room floor and also put some gas in the White Rabbit.

I'm now listening to Nat King Cole. I remember listening to an album called The Love Songs of Nat King Cole on my first discman (my brother gave it to me after my "O" Levels) in Istanbul. It was December 1995 and I had made my first trip to Europe. Winter, choral singing, my warm Limited coat. I was 17 and happy and wrinkle-free.

I lost the cd a few years later and felt a little guilty since it belonged to my father. I recently purchased it again - $9.99 on Amazon. Oh, the memories.

Spring break is here. It's really here! A year ago, I was furiously editing several ELT books for my old boss. I couldn't believe I wasted half of my spring break editing non-stop. I could hear my neighbors watching DVDs while I made so many proofreading marks that I dreamed of them at night. This year, spring break is mine. Well, I'll be grading and writing and reading and preparing for the next six and a half weeks of the semester. But still, it's wonderful just to say "Spring break is here!" LK has warned me not to get caught on any programs that vaguely resemble "Girls Gone Wild." Heh. The wildest thing I might do is watch Constantine and scare myself silly.

Posted by Monoceros at February 25, 2005 10:29 PM