...like a broken record.

I have been so completely consumed by this job - not that I mind. On the contrary - I love it. But my neighbors say things like, "man, we haven't seen you guys in forever!". To the outside observer, I've become pretty hermitic. And that's pretty ironic for someone who spends all day every day in a room teeming with people.

We've now got one full week left until Thanksgiving (with its 3-day week), then we've got three full weeks of school after which is final exams and then a 2 week break for Christmas. And that's it for the semester. My god, where has the time gone? I was speaking to my principal the other day and saying that at this rate, I'm scared that I'll wake up one day and suddenly realize that I'm 80 years old...

On that same topic, I was speaking with a colleague about another person who made the jump from industry to the classroom and that person's comment was: "I never watch the clock any more that's for sure - well, except to wish I had 10 more minutes in class..."

Damn right.