The waves

See accompanying image for an illustration of what the oncoming semester feels like.

I'm just about done prepping a new class — an intro English lit class, "Women's Popular Genres" — and I've finished my wonderful two-year internship at the Harry Ransom Center, where I worked in the Public Services department.  I'm finishing up my first dissertation chapter, trying to stay on top of the book world, writing fellowship applications, and awaiting a galley copy of my first academic publication...