The Big Push

It's the week of Thanksgiving vacation and in academia, it's the time when classes are gearing up for the big push into the final home stretch.



This past week I had a barrage of things to correct and hand back to my students. Fortunately, I had the foresight to have all the major products come due last week so that I can have an actual break during Thanksgiving.



Here's what I intend to do:



1. Finish The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time



2. Watch lots of football



3. Cook a huge vat of garlic mashed potatos to bring to a Turkey Day party



4. Calculate some student grades (so it's not so overwhelming come the end of the semester)



5. Watch many movies, including Ray, Alfie, Alexsander, and other films with names in the titles.



6. Sleep. Sleep lots.



7. Organize my bookshelf



8. Organize my CD cases



9. Organize my life