I just graded the quiz we gave to IA yesterday. It was not a pleasant experience: everyone did well but Magda and Żaneta. I saw them talking during the test. I walked over to them, standing there for a brief moment before taking their papers. I was actually surprised when I did it. I hated to do it, too. I know they weren’t cheating. Still, I had said no talking–I had no choice but to take the papers away. I really like both of them—they (along with several others) show real potential, especially Żaneta—she is so quick that it’s almost frightening (in a very good way). I talked to them afterwards. I told them that I wasn’t going to give them ones, but I told them too that I had no choice but to take their quizzes. It was a crossroads: a time to set a precedent, and I didn’t want a bad one. If I’d done nothing, I’d never live it down.
Yesterday I got paid: 580 złoty for September. I took the opportunity: this afternoon I went to Nowy Targ and bought a portable CD player. It’s nice because I don’t have to worry about batteries or adaptors, and I am not restricted by headphones. It’s nice to have my apartment filled with music. I took a bath with Beethoven’s Sixth and a mug of hot tea . . .
It’s raining again. I had no idea it could rain so much. The creek is rising again. It finally had fallen to its normal level before all this deluge. Am I in Poland or Asia during the monsoon season?
I’ve come to the final conclusion (What other kind is there, though?) that I do not like shopping with Danuta. She shops; I hunt. Age-old difference, I suppose.