It's official: I suck again. I had a really long day. I had to cook up some practice problems to give my students, so they could prepare for Tuesday's midterm; I was observed in my section by my professor, which went awfully well but which still puts the pressure on a chap. I took another hour after tea to go over higher-order derivatives with one of my students, then stuck around 'til after 8 doing real and complex analysis. I got home thinking to myself, gee, I'll probably still be doing this in 40 years. And the thought was oddly comforting. I like being a TA; I feel very useful. And some of my students are hot. And I mean h-izz-ot. Anyhow. I gave it my all today, I really did. But I have let my novel down. Right now all I can do is sleep.

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