Quite right what a distracting topic does to the staff table. (And by the time I'm back for a meal at supper on Sunday, Horace will likely have forgotten.)
And you have more than a hint of prescience. Miss Patil indeed. I am quite with you on both points. It does make me think we might need to have a word about the concepts of tact and thinking before journal-writing sometime soon.
As to pleasant matters - I should probably work more on my marking, but really, I'm going to pack for tomorrow, and then curl up with some material I'm reviewing. (I agreed to do a review of some research in exchange for where we'll be tomorrow night. Worth every minute, but I want to read through my locational arithmancy notes before I tackle it.)
On the other hand, I think that sort of thing's quite enjoyable, so.
But of course, keeping an eye on the journals in case something comes up I do need to pay attention to.
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And you have more than a hint of prescience. Miss Patil indeed. I am quite with you on both points. It does make me think we might need to have a word about the concepts of tact and thinking before journal-writing sometime soon.
As to pleasant matters - I should probably work more on my marking, but really, I'm going to pack for tomorrow, and then curl up with some material I'm reviewing. (I agreed to do a review of some research in exchange for where we'll be tomorrow night. Worth every minute, but I want to read through my locational arithmancy notes before I tackle it.)
On the other hand, I think that sort of thing's quite enjoyable, so.
But of course, keeping an eye on the journals in case something comes up I do need to pay attention to.