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December 14, 2006

Woo-Hoo!!! Freedom!!!

So, the semester is over.

Wait. Lemme rephrase that.

WOOT!!! THE SEMESTER IS OVER!!!!

All of the papers have been graded. All of the grades have been recorded. All of the records have been submitted, in triplicate (I kid you not).

That means that the semester is now, officially over!!!

In case you couldn't tell, it feels really, really good.

This semester has been especially challenging, as my faculty service activities have ramped up in both the time and energy they require from me. Also, I taught my first fresh-folk course here at UVM and my first senior seminar. Both were tremendously fun, and a lot of work. I'd like to think that they were a lot of work for the students, too, but I guess only the class evaluations will tell me for sure.

In any case, the blogging silence can now be lifted, and posting will resume at my usual (hey! compared to some "bloggers" I know, I post a lot) pace.

For right now, here's a little something to enjoy. You may recall that I'm bitter about the lack of future stuff we have available to us here in the futuristic land of 2006. That's 6 years after the arrival of the official future, which was 2000, for the record. Well, this is starting to make up for it. The Spouse and I are psyched as all get out about this coming summer when we intend to take a fabulous international vacation.

I think I want to go here, instead:

Popular Science tells us that:

In Dubai, where hotels are prized for ostentation, a group of commercial developers is hyping the creation of the $500-million Hydropolis Undersea Resort. A sprawling 1.1-million-square-foot complex—with lavish suites, a ballroom, a shopping mall and a missile-defense system to ward off terrorists—Hydropolis is an ambitious vision of luxury at 60 feet underwater.

Oooooooo. Pretty dolphins. So, so very expensive. Good thing all those years of education have paid off (get it?!) in the ultra-high-paid world of College English Teaching!

Unfortunately...

As of press time, though, the project had stalled in the preconstruction phase. According to Mansoor Ijaz, deputy chairman of the board for Crescent Hydropolis Resorts, LLC, Hydropolis is on hold pending “land acquisition” and probably won’t be finished before the current opening date, set for 2008.

GRRRRRR!!!!!

Posted by reparent at December 14, 2006 3:53 PM

Comments

Posted by: coeurlion at December 14, 2006 10:12 PM