And so ends the "Week of Hell".

The subject line really describes how I feel right now.   In this moment, it's the most relieved that I've felt in about 10 days. 
My "new venture" in teaching the irrigation class was a real chore this week.  
Before I even started my first teaching day I had to deal with over half of the class having submitted an assignment that had been copied from the infoweb.  Boo plagiarism.  I had to give them "The Talk" before we even got to jump into the new material.  Challenge #1, ewww.
Challenge #2, designing a midterm.  The old prof had scheduled their midterm for next Tuesday.  Not only did I have to review all their material to find out where they were, but I also had to pick and choose what would be fair to test them on.  Boooo.  Honestly this "new prospect" has sucked up way more time than I anticipated. 
Hopefully after midterm break, when I start adding discussion to the class, things will either slow down or level out. 

This week was a virtual Hell. 
Monday was the plagiarism incident. 
Tuesday was an epically long day - teaching 2 classes and being a student for 2 classes - it was draining. 
On Wednesday I waited outdoors in the cold for a collective 80 mins for the bus.  In the evening, I left downtown at 6:30 and finally got home at 8:00.  Needless to say, I was pissed off and I had much better things to do in that hour and a half than shiver and wait in the cold. 
On Thursday, my Grandma Dorothy passed away.  She'd been sick for the last 4 or 5 years with on and off depression and then eventually cancer.  It really wasn't a surprise and I'm sure it won't hit me until the funeral, but still sucky none-the-less. 
Today I had an APEGS meeting that may have only taken the morning, but it really seemed to go on for ever.  I think the worst part is sitting in the room with "the fossils" who take for ever to collect their thoughts and speak.....incredibly....slowly......  So slowly in fact that by the time they reach the end of their sentence, I have no idea what the first part was and I can't understand a collective idea.  It pisses me off.  Sometimes I wonder if that's their "meeting voice" and they purposely use it in attempt to keep the idea simple for people to understand, or if it actually is their mind slowing down.  Then there's also the circular discussion.  That pisses me off.  Don't try and put 30 engineers in the same room and think that you'll be able to get a solution that works for everyone.  Don't. Even. Try. 

I had 5 different offers from 5 different people to go out and do something tonight.  I turned all of them down.  I had thought of meeting up with Roman for his birthday party at the Longbranch, but after I had ordered pizza and ate, I really needed a nap.  I woke up at 10:30.  I still would have had to shower and by the time I'd get out, it would be past midnight.  Honestly, in the state of relief that I'm in, no matter how much I love Roman, I love my sanity more.
I'm going out twice tomorrow.  I'm sure I'll make up for it. 

Yup, week of hell....over.