Five Things that Don't Suck, Bring on the Tears Edition

1. knowing that the crying jags in my office will diminish by October*
2. meeting a brand new crop of first-years
3. the fact that the first week of classes is pretty short
4. having the opportunity to practice being good at transitions***
5. asterisks

*note: it's the students who are crying in this instance. My crying jags continue unabated until winter break**
**just kidding. I actually kinda love this whole professor thing
***see: silver lining