and just like that, summer is over

First week back in school. Going back in the fall is always bittersweet: there are good parts and there are not-as-good parts. There are people that I miss a lot, but there are also new people to meet. I dislike all the nit-picky things at the beginning of the semester because they're small and make me feel anxious and forgetful. Things like getting the right books, paying bills, learning students' names, setting up library visits for my classes, putting readings on e-reserve, etc. Josh got me a back-to-school survival kit which had some handy things in it, especially that bottle of wine that's almost gone.

I think good things will happen this semester. Already I've had two more poems accepted by another journal, so yay!