I have a To-Do list that's longer than my arm.
I have multiple deadlines that are Looming Large this week.
My scholarly materials are due fairly soon, and there are a couple more things that need to be sent out into the Great Reviewing Stream ASAP.
I have about 20 research-related tasks that must be done Right Now.
I have been completely neglecting Mr. Jane. We are not even 2 ships passing in the night....we are 2 ships flying in completely different solar systems.
So what have I spent the last 4 hours doing? Writing a homework assignment. (And actually, much of that was tweaking the assignment details, since I wrote the basic assignment earlier this afternoon.)
In my defense, it's a brand-new assignment, in a topic area I'm not completely comfortable with, and I needed to do some sanity checking and write the solution to make sure that I was giving them something do-able. But honestly? I could have finished the assignment in maybe 2 hours, tops. I spent way too much time finessing the assignment, for very little gain.
Perhaps it's time to remind myself that there's no tenure category for "kick-ass homework assignments".
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Isn't queueing theory a CS topic?
Posted by: D. C. Sessions | April 15, 2009 8:26 AM
We're going up for promotion and tenure at the same time! That's good for us! I'm rooting for you.
I have been flipping out regarding the external review process, too. I hope that we both hang in there.
Posted by: Bright Star (B*) | April 18, 2009 4:16 PM
b*, I'm rooting for you too! good luck!
D.C., yes it is, so I guess this means my priority queue is out of whack? :)
Posted by: Jane | April 23, 2009 1:31 AM