Again, the details are irrelevant. Suffice to say, I went to an English Department meeting today, and I heard about the contract negotiations with the university administration. I was expecting bad news. Really bad news. Instead, I got a surprise. The contract sounds good. I mean, really good. Better-than-I-could-have-hoped good. I think it's going to be a really good fall semester, money-wise. Santa came early.
I know this attitude is uncharacteristically sunny for me. I wasn't feeling uncharacteristically sunny when I woke up this morning, but this contract stuff has altered my outlook. Of course, when I checked my e-mail after the department meeting, I found an communication from my sister-in-law about some property taxes coming due on the family camp. That took some of the wind out of my sails, but my ship isn't sinking. It's just moving a little more slowly.
Full steam ahead for the S. S. Saint Marty.
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