Course Prep & Stress
It’s taking much too long. I worked all day on my ENGL 1102 syllabus for this spring. Since the textbook I have used the last few years is getting harder to get, I felt the need to write a lot of the material myself. Some I have written, but I added background essays on Feminist Criticism and Marxist Criticism. While I did have some help from ChatGPT, the LLM had a difficult time incorporating resources correctly. It was even making up quotations! So, I had to do much of it myself. I guess it helped me with organization, but not too much else. That said, I’m pretty pleased with the final syllabus. One down, two to go. Fortunately, my grad courses don’t start until March, so I have a bit more time to procrastinate.
I’ve been stressed lately; “angry all the time,” is what Autumn says. We chatted about it tonight. I think it’s the combination of the materialistic holidays and our small house. Combine the two, and there’s stuff everywhere like a hoarder’s house, and most of it isn’t even mine. I pick up, only to have Max, like the Tasmanian Devil in tornado mode, come though and undo it all. I have no space of my own, yet, so it’s getting to me. I think I’ve been fine with the boys, but definitely short with Autumn. Our talk helped me a bit, but I’m ready for the house to be back to normal—still cluttered, but not as much. Having the boys back in school will also be good. All Henry wants to do is play Minecraft and watch douchey influencers on YouTube playing Minecraft, even though he got so much stuff from Santa. Frustrating.
Anywho, according to an email from FedEx, my new DAC should be delivered tomorrow! Sweet.