3/16: a good day before break

Things have been tough and busy for quite some time now, but today felt different.  I took a break mid-morning to get a coffee with Chris; read Gareth Hinds' graphic novel of the Odyssey during the Greek midterm (I'm teaching it in 2 weeks); designed a Latin course that would keep us doing Latin but not be frustrating while the students were preparing for papers and tests in other courses; got some good news about a committee I chaired; designed a flyer for next year's course offerings; worked with a student to make a prototype of her chapbook; did quiet writing.  It was an upbeat way to move into spring break--which is different from the limping-my-way-toward-break that I was expecting.