actually, i refuse to give up: reflections on the last post

i realized something last night.
things will always be just as hectic as they are now, especially since i want to be a prof (professor = life-time student).
and what's more, it will probably get even worse, when you add all the other things, like family, kids, career, my own home, blah blah blah.
this is life.
so instead of waiting for the things i have to do to be over before i can be happy, i have decided to be happy RIGHT NOW.
yay, i get to write a 15 page paper on a topic i know nothing about.
yay, i get to mark 40 assignments and 5 35-page papers.
yay, i still have 3 papers to look forward to writing in the next 3 weeks.
yaaay i have an ancient greek exam to fail.
woo-woo.

ok, this is going to take some practice...

...but i am going to be happy about all this work, err - i mean, about all these sources of joy.
i have decided.