The Calm Before the Storm
We have one week of classes left at Miami before finals, and I find myself in a curious position this weekend. I don't have any pressing work for classes or research! I just came back from a conference last Monday, so research is sort of on hold until classes finish. I am caught up with grading for now- but that will change tomorrow because I have remote sensing labs coming in, then Wednesday I will get 92 physical geography papers, and Friday I'll get another 14 remote sensing term papers. I am giving one in-class exam (which my teaching assistant will grade) and I'll have 14 take-home exams for remote sensing to grade. I also have a lot of meetings and student defenses coming up in the next week, so I will be on campus more days that usual (which cuts into at-home grading time). I'm done with teaching prep, too. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, now, but there is a mountain of grading to get through first! This summer should be busy with research (I am go