in the trenches .. or so it feels.

i should probably leave the office soon, if only because ..

there are students *everywhere* in the department.

i hear many young voices from the few office doors that remain open.

the math help room is full of people.

young men and women have taken over the couches in the middle, watching a tutor intently as she's explaining demοrgan's laws on a nearby whiteboard.

needless to say, 'tis the season of midterms .. and as time goes on, fewer office doors will be open. probabilistically, it's only a matter of time before someone stops by my door and asks me a maths question ..

that said, i should probably get out of here before i have to say "NO" a lot to many slightly desperate faces.