if i could wish for anything, at this time, it would be this: that i could stop teaching and holding office hours, stop having research meetings and discussing new thoughts.
next year, i'll work on new research: i promise!
(as for teaching, i have no say in the matter.)
right now i'd just like a few weeks off to write up my results, cut up into two papers. when writing, i'm easily distracted: it's a work habit of mine that sorely needs improvement. i seem able to start a paper only by shutting myself away from the world, thinking obsessively about how i want it to read, and typing away.
put one way, i would like time away from work,
if only to be able to get some work done.
the opportunity is some to come, however.
for students, finals week is a headache. for lazy students who haven't prepared much, this is a nervous week full of intense studying and little sleep. for diligent students, they already know the material fairly well; along with tests of knowledge and skill, the week itself is a nervous test of patience.
for faculty, finals weeks is great. if there are no more lectures and if it is not yet holiday, then now, at last, there is uninterrupted time for work!
i may hold a few office hours, but otherwise i can spend most of each day writing .. well, apart from grading day, but i have no say in that matter, either. it could also be good to have a change; if i spend ALL my time writing, i might go a little crazy.
so i'm looking forward to finals week. by then, i'll stop being a teacher and i can be a proper researcher again.
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