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[kat_lair]

Hours spent marking so far: 20 (well, about 26 altogether but the last 20 without a break)
Pots of coffee drunk: 2
Sleep: ahahaha. no.
Papers marked: 76 = 228 essays
Papers left to mark: 10 = 30 essays
But why Kat? because I need to get these exams done before the weekend before that's my only chance to clean and prep for the two new courses I'm teaching in a week's time because next week is booked pretty solid with teaching and work-related stuff also
Well it's not like you have other things to do today, right? Oh no, just the electronic submission of my phd and printing and sorting binding. no biggie.
Oooookay then: Yeah. Where's the coffee?


*jitters* somebody hold me?

Comments

[insaneboingo.livejournal.com]

*cuddles, holds, and gives coffee* ♥

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the cuddles and coffee. Both were needed and both are a way to my heart ♥

[margaret-r.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Hold on tight you'll get there.

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Yes, after some last minute faffing I did :D *hugs*

[apiphile.livejournal.com]

I don't know what it is at the moment but my entire friends page consists of teachers in different countries and at different levels of the educational process going "GRAWR" at their rather alarming workloads.

I feel like I ought to introduce you all to each other so you can form a support group and pool spare change for coffee since you're all radically underpaid as well :(

GOOD LUCK KAT. PLEASE REMEMBER TO SLEEP WHEN IT'S OVER.

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

That time of the year? At least these exam scripts were well paid (a rare perk of being part-time/casual contract: they need to pay me separately for exam marking) so I just kept counting the pounds as I went along...

Support group would probably awesome. But then again, I tend to already treat my flist like a support group *g*

Thank you! It's... kind of over. And I slept like a log last night :D

[ladyfoxxx.livejournal.com]

*HUGS*

*supplies more coffee*

*HUGS*

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Hugs and coffee are always received with gratitude :)

[new-kate.livejournal.com]

Sleep is for the weak! Omg you're submitting your phd eee! \o/

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

kgfgklafgjklgf DONE, DONE, OMG DONEEEEEEEEEEE. ...and then I crashed and slept a lot.

[tartary-lamb.livejournal.com]

Oh lordie, I'll throw on another pot for you. No need to even ask.

Jeesh, what a workload! :(

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

I admit to clinging to my coffee cup and crooning to it lovingly. It's only the exam times that are quite this bad, and with the tight turn-around on the marking. But. That lot is now done. So I can focus on the next semester's teaching...

[dark-cygnet.livejournal.com]

*clings and cuddles you like woah* Damn, Kat. Live up to your name and take little cat naps if you can, you don't want to totally collapse. Been there, done that! Good luck, I know you can do it! xoxox

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

*collapses on your shoulder* Ugh, I just wanted those exams DONE. And now they are. *watches next semester's teaching roll around like a steam train...*

[acosmistmachine.livejournal.com]

huggles for you lovely person.

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Thank you! *huggles you back, you lovely person you*

[teithiwr.livejournal.com]

Gah! You poor darling. *snugs*

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

It was mind-numbing... I failed quite a few students..

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

Hope you got home OK and that the wine kept you warm!! I never really thought of coffee but then I wanted you to sleep when you finally got the chance!!

Have some more hugs, instead. Better for you than caffeine!!

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

I got home fine, as I'm sure you've figured out from my other post. And believe me; the delicious meal and wine were much better for me at the time than more coffee would've been :D So thank you for those, and the hug too :)

And yes, I slept like a baby.