Here's a list:
Preparing courses. Nose to the grind. Swinking! Reading material, organizing schedules, catching up on the latest and greatest, printing and copying, copying and pasting, thinking and yawning, walking up and down, talking to myself. Drinking coffee and remembering. Typing, fuzzy brain, eyes burning, shoulders aching, swinging back in the chair, arms extended, stretch, stand up, sit down, start again. Checking out dates, times and places, thinking up assignments, questions for quizzes, will there be a final? Term papers and guidelines. Attendance policy, late-comers and early goers. Blog longing. Calendars, clocks, time forward, time past, time now, but for how long?
Tamar ~ What on earth is 'swinking'? It sounds like one of those delicious innuendo words that, with the right hint of inflection and slight rise of eyebrow, could end up meaning just about anything mischievious ;)
Posted by: Gemma Grace | August 23, 2005 at 04:25 PM
I am the guilty party. I used it in a recent online Scrabble game with Tamar:
swink: to cause to toil or drudge; to tire or exhaust with labor.
Hey, I got a lot of points with that one!
Posted by: Danny | August 23, 2005 at 06:39 PM
I get all "swinked out" just reading it! One thing I must vehemently object to: "Blog longing". That sounds like you're already applying some mental distance and separation. We understand the dilemma and the strain. But we don't want to lose you for long periods. You matter. Your writing and words of wisdom matter.Don't say goodbye, just say "be back soon."
Swink - I'll have to remember that one for my next Scrabble game!
Posted by: Winston | August 23, 2005 at 06:51 PM
Swink! I'm going to see how many times I can use it tomorrow in a conversation. LOL Thanks Danny :)
Winston ~ When I read 'Blog Longing', I immediately saw - drop the 'log' and replace it with an 'e' and it becomes 'Belonging'. Maybe we could make up the word 'belogging' (as in the fashion of blurking) to mean belonging to a community of bloggers.
Posted by: Gemma Grace | August 24, 2005 at 12:40 AM
I'm with you, Tamar. And I'm only part-time! Oy!
Posted by: Adriana Bliss | August 24, 2005 at 02:31 AM
Take it easy, keep getting up to stretch - I'm sure you do...
Posted by: Jean | August 24, 2005 at 06:49 AM
Ah - I see how "swink" has reached us all in so many ways! Winston, am not separating - the blog is keeping me grounded and safe (will write about it/"be back" soon). Gemma, fun idea - the "belogging" I mean! Adriana and Jean, thank you for understanding this post exactly and completely.
Danny, I had hoped you would respond to the "swink!" By the way, it's your turn!
Posted by: Tamar | August 24, 2005 at 09:13 AM