First Days of Classes

So, the fall semester officially started on Thursday, Aug. 25. I also have all of my classes scheduled on Tuesdays & Thursdays, so Thursday was my first day of class. I find it problematic when professors don't tell you what the required books are until you get the syllabus the first day of class, then expect you to have two chapters read from a book by the next class meeting that you may or may not receive before 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Geesh! I ordered all of my books (5 of them for 2 classes) on Thursday when I got home. They will be here - in 3 different shipments thanks to Amazon - sometime this week. Most likely that will not be by Tuesday morning at 8:30 a.m. unless I get extremely lucky. Grrr! This semester has already started on a great note.

Lest you think I am lucky enough to have MWF's free, let me disabuse you of that notion. I TA in the ginormous Art Apprec class MWF at 3 p.m., and work at other times. Monday I have to be on campus by 9:15 a.m. W & F not until 12:15 p.m., which is not so bad. I do have time for meetings and whatever in my days. Maybe having class 2 days a week won't be so bad, except for the backache I'll get from carrying 5 books around all day. :(

At any rate, my schedule is what it is for now. I'm sure it will soon fill up with meetings for organizations I'm involved with, and all the other detritus that seems to accumulate during the semester. Then I'll be back to bemoaning my lack of time - LOL!