That's a little better, anyway.

I did get a good lick in at the work today--and I wasn't anywhere near as exhausted, thank god. I still am packing it in earlier than I probably "should"; this is a calculated risk that I might well regret by the time Wednesday rolls around, but somehow I think I'll manage. I do still have four essays to grade for Tuesday conferences, which is a bit of a worry--but then again, I gave myself a fair amount of time before I start conferencing tomorrow, and there will be a few large gaps between students in the afternoon, as well as time after the last conference, assuming I don't fall apart at 5:30 again. I haven't calculated how many hours I have to work in versus how many essays I have to grade, but ... well, I do know that, one way or another, I'll get everything taken care of. Whether I can also get the homework marked for 102 is a different issue, but we'll see how things play out tomorrow and Tuesday morning.

I can't even comment on the quality of the essays, except to note that a couple of the students seem pretty damned confused about what the issues actually are. But truly, mostly what I keep thinking is just, "I have to do this one more time. That's all: one more time."