i rack, i rack

So it's out now that I'm leaving this job. A few people have known since Monday -- mainly those I actually interact with every day. The boss man announced my imminent departure at the staff meeting, and apparently many people expressed sadness. How sweet. It really is such a friendly little place.

So since I got to work about two hours ago, people have been stopping by and saying they'll miss me. Or they say something a friendly-but-snide like, "So you think your studies are more important than this job?" If they paid me enough to support myself (so that I wouldn't have to teach), I would totally stay in this job. As it is, what I make in a month here pretty much just covers basic rent and utilities expenses. In order to eat, fuel my car, buy teaching/research supplies (books, computer equipment, etc.), and other such stuff, I need more money. Sigh.

I am feeling much better today, though. Yesterday I was just feeling so defeated and frustrated and sad about our students and class that I couldn't do much of anything. I putzed around after work, watched tv, dozed, and cuddled. But I did no class prep or any other reading. Today, I feel much better suited to being productive. We'll see, though....