I feel some better. I got the exam typed, got the grading done, checked on part of the research set-up I need for this weekend, and got the second exam partly written.

In addition to that, I helped a student set up an independent project (thank goodness, she's not too needy; I was able to tell her where stuff was and then go back to my office) and then later, went over to new-freshman enrollment day to spell a colleague who had to come back to set up a lab. (They were SLAMMED over there. I think I enrolled 6 people - not counting the one guy who didn't have any of his paperwork and therefore could not enroll but still had lots of questions) in the two hours I was over there. And it can take a good 20-25 minutes to work with someone, find out what they need, figure out a schedule (keeping in mind stuff like whether they work, whether they commute (and therefore prefer an all Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule if possible), if they have any remediation they need, and and and. I'm kind of tired now because (a) I find dealing with strangers kind of stressful and (b) the palpable fear coming off some of the new freshmen affected me. (It was also warm in the room where I was working).

Lots of new nursing majors; far fewer pre-med majors this year. Interesting.

I still need to go find the little cups for my soil invertebrate stuff, and do a plagiarism check (HEAVY SIGH) in the last batch of papers, and maybe finish and type up the next exam.

Tomorrow is Science Fair day again, so I have to kind of have the decks cleared here before I leave this afternoon.