Guess it's hot here, eh? The heat index here is currently 90 degrees. Yes, compared to other places we've lived this isn't too bad. However, when your office has no A/C and your windows face the afternoon sun .... At least the A/C in the house will feel great when I get home.
A warm, dark (trying to keep the lights off to reduce heat) office in the afternoon really makes the idea of a nap very attractive. Of course, that means I have an afternoon meeting with a faculty member today. Yay! She's very nice, but the idea of being here late into a hot afternoon doesn't do much to increase my motivation. My last post talked about complaints, so I guess I shouldn't complain today. However, I'm just not feeling very motivated now to get any work done. It's warm, I'm tired (mentally and physically), and I just don't care about work all that much right now. Of course, I NEED to care about work now -- our online program begins very soon and there's tons to do. My thoughts --- Oh, well.
This afternoon Katie's remembrance tree was planted outside my office building on campus. The folks in my department got together and had the university plant the tree -- it's some sort of coniferous tree. I'll post a picture at some point. This was a very nice gesture. This way we will always be able to see the tree since we work on campus. I hope it grows tall and strong for many years to come.
