I know it’s MLK day, and that this is a day off for my university, and it’s also the day of the meaningless Republican caucuses in Iowa (bugger Iowa, I don’t care what that state does,) but it’s also the day before classes resume. That means I must now stop slacking. I have to focus, get my act together, and go in to work and get prepared for another long semester. How do I feel about that?
Can I do both, screaming and staring?
This semester is also going to be a huge change. I’m not teaching any labs at all, which feels a bit strange, and I also have only one hour of classroom time every day, at precisely 1:00. That’s it! You might be thinking that sounds pretty slack, too, except that two of my classes are writing classes, which entail a massive amount of grading, and the third, my eco-devo class, is going to involve a heck of a lot of reading. I promise, I won’t be sleeping in until noon and closing up shop and going home mid-afternoon. I’ve got the first 3 weeks queued up and ready to fire into the brains of the students, while I try to get ready for the next few weeks.
I’m thinking I should get both models. I can spend the first half of the term staring into the void, but I’m sure I’ll be screaming in the last half.
I’m reminded of a recent email chat I had with a Christian, who thought it very profound to ask, “Why is there something instead of nothing?”. He also asked how much time I spent pondering the question. I replied with, “about 5 seconds”, since I don’t know the answer and neither does anyone else.
Not the answer he was expecting.
1: Activate the Total Perspective Vortex.
2.Tell the administrators there is something exciting they need to see.
3. As they lean over the void you know what to do.
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Tell him if you wait an infinity, quantum fluctuations will kick start a new universe.
I’ll scream into the abyss, for the echos are entertaining. Voids lack echos, good for hanging out in when one wants peace and quiet.
That said, both are a royal pain in the ass to navigate within.
By the look of your weather you’ll be staring into a white void.
Pretty much there now. Can’t see the lights across the river due to the falling snow.
Correction, still in snow bands, so the lights are coming and going as they pass overhead.
The snow passed, the threatened large amount of snow apparently got cancelled. No complaints here, it’ll melt off and mobility will be restored. :)