In a bit of wild miscommunication, several advisors were keeping waiting lists for my class. Lists that were different from what I considered the official waiting list, which was being kept in the Physics Dept. When I said I’d let the 1st 5 people on the waiting list into class, that became a greenlight for everyone to override the system and let in 5 more students.

My class is going to be very, very large this semester, by the time all is said and done. I’m OK with this, although my co-teacher is looking a little green. I tried scaring some of them away last night, but I seem to have failed. That’s fine, they all seem really enthusiastic. A little too enthusiastic, possibly, but that’s better than the jaded apathy act any day of the week.

With the massive storms, the buildings have been flooding. I watched my new boss lecture the other night. He managed to maintain his train of thought as the water gushed in and wrecked his shoes. The students were perched on their lab stools looking completely freaked out. When the water reached the poor guy’s ankles, I found them a new lab to meet in.

Yes, it’s the start of a new semester and many people have been without electricity or water for days thanks to these storms. Everyone is starting to smell awful and it’s not even midterms yet.