DEAR ALIZARIN: The honeymoon is over

Day 6 back to school -- the honeymoon has ended.

Today, only two students out of all my classes turned in their homework. I am still astounded by what outstanding liars they are though.
Me: Turn in your homework then start item one on the board.
Student 1: HUH! WHAAAT homework?
Student 2: We haaaaad hooommmmework?!
Then a murmur of confusion starts with various high-pitched exclamations of how I am crazy and did not tell them they had homework. They are almost convincing. Luckily, I have learned to put everything in writing (not that they keep anything I give them in writing) to prove to myself that I am not hallucinating. Though I often wish I were, actually, since I mostly just talk to the wall, stopping on occassion to bang my head against it.

After that, went to the gym to discover the yoga class was cancelled. I went to the woman in charge to find out if there was class tomorrow, but she was trying to calm down an irate yoga student -- this woman really, really needed that class! Despite my patient, yogaesque waiting, the woman in charge assumed I, too, wanted to complain while the complaining woman thought I was as upset as she was, both then sucking me into their conversation. By the time I got my answer, I needed the class more than when I first got there.

Time to finish the sangria from the Cinco de Mayo party.

Hope your trip to Chicago was better than my day today!

Love,
Lychee