See that? That was my head exploding.

This week I’m writing documentation that needs to be done ASAP, trying to study for my gero class, teaching a multiple classes this week, and attempting to finish Cryptonomicon.

The School of Medicine is rolling out new templates for ALL departmental websites. Which is a good thing. Right now there is little regulation and consistency for web pages, so this should be a major(!) improvement.

My part in all this is that I get to teach all the webmasters how to use Dreamweaver, and I have to write the documentation teaching them how to use these bright, shiny, new templates within Dreamweaver. And I’ll be teaching the classes on how to use the templates, so if I don’t do a good job with the documentation, then I’m the one who suffers. So I’ve got plenty of incentive.

Mind you, I like to teach, and I like to write documentation. But I hate to feel rushed, which is how I’m feeling right now.

So I’m relaxing with Cryptonomicon, which is a very good book, but not really the most relaxing one. It’s been so long since I read it, that I’ve completely forgotten almost everything, which is good, because it’s like reading the book for the first time, all over again. The difference this time is that I’m not tearing through the book attempting to read it as fast as possible (my normal pace) so I’m enjoying it more, and I find that I’m better able to pick-up on the clues and hints that he leaves, and I get to enjoy the sudden flashes of, “Oh! That’s it!”

But I really had forgotten how good Neil Stephenson is. Strange how, despite the fact that I remember loving a book, when I go back to read it, I’m surprised all over again at how good it is.