Whew. That was tough.
Looking at my plan for the semester, I can trace a number of instructors I've had who I'm borrowing from. To start off the semester, I'm borrowing from David and getting things going with a letter. The idea is pretty simple: I write a letter to the students and they reply to it. I'm handing out letter one tomorrow, which means it needs to be written and copied out before I even meet the students it's addressed to. A bit strange, I've got to say. Strange, and tough. I've been trying to write the letter all day, wrestling with what to say and how to say it. In two pages, I'm setting a tone for the whole semester. No pressure, now.
All right, now that the letter's done, it's time to get everything else in order. On a side note, one of my favorite things about the beginning of the semester is the obligation to play with office supplies whilst getting all my essential papers and such organized. I harbor a suspicion that one of the reasons people become English majors and/or writers is because we have a great fondness for binders. Now I've just got to find an excuse for using some of those plastic page protectors and I'm set.
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I used to work in an office supply store. Had to quit because most of my paycheck went to cool stationary and stuff.
After graduating from college, I was bummed because I thought I couldn't go supply shopping in August anymore. Maybe that's why I started writing. Now I supply shop all year long.
BTW, Staples now has really cool colors and patterns in their 2" binders. If you're into that kind of thing.
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