Still a teacher

[woolymonkey]

It's 16 years (or approx one Spidermonkey) since I taught in a school, but the weekend felt like the end of term--last bits of marking done, admin tidied up, wondering what to do with free time this week. Only I got this scratchy sore throat, exactly the one that always used to strike while listening to the Head's end of term assembly... And now, cough, temperature,aches: it's the holiday flu again, the one teachers get as soon as term is over.

Don't feel too sorry for me. It's that quite pleasant kind of ill where I can alternate between light pottering and trashy reading, and quite enjoy both as long as I get plenty of time with my feet up. I even shuffled as far as the town libary in search of randomly fun reading. George MacDonald Fraser's The Reavers turns out to be exactly what I need. After that, I have a Hornblower, with a grown-up Patrick Ness and two similarly grown-up Alan Garners to follow when I'm feeling a tad more focussed. I think I could like this.

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[woolymonkey.livejournal.com]

Am looking forward to beer fest but not sure if I'll be going in the evenings--lunchtime fits better for me.

I should be fine by then and still have a few weeks holiday before the final marking pile lands on my desk in early June.

[dorispossum.livejournal.com]

sadly will still be at work lunchtimes (though M, whose workplace is right next to Jesus Lock) may take advantage. Am planning to try and do evenings early in week before the big rush starts Friday/Sat.