Four Hours Later

On the Desk

• 1 final exam to write for my Shakespeare and Film class (due Thurs)
• 44 final exams to grade (due next Monday)
• 13 four-page papers proposing a solution to a community problem (due today)
• 20 two-page papers saying something about The Tempest (due Thurs)
• 6 two-page papers on The Taming of the Shrew (due Thurs)
• 1 very sore throat

Incoming

• 20 final essay exams in a tidy stack of blue books (Thurs)
• the potential of 3 papers from a student who has not turned in a single scrap of writing all semester
• 1 house guest (Fri)
• 1 rock star gig and 1 fairly intensive dance workshop to craft, complete with handouts (Sat.)

Final deadline: Monday, 5:30 p.m.