sigh

At the office until midnight last night grading papers. Then back to do a bit of reading for class. Then up and to campus by eight in the morning for student conferences. It's a never-ending series of deadlines scrambling to prepare for class. Having class every day without any time during the rest of the day to grade or prepare sucks.

Today I went swimming for the first time in weeks. I weighed myself at the gym before swimming and discovered that I've gained some five pounds or so in the last couple of weeks. I am now about twenty pounds heavier than I was when I graduated from college five years ago. I need to go on a diet....