The sabbatical is over. *sigh* I did quite a bit of research, although I have yet to organize it into a coherent paper. I'll be working on that over the next few months. Aah, context and intertext, honkadori and yuugen. Sometimes I wonder if it is stimulating the gray matter...or frying it.
Anyway, I hope that majors come see ASAP once the semeser starts so we can go over your schedule of classes to ensure timely progress. I hate it when students find themselves in a not-enough-credit-units/requirements-to-graduate debacle. It often turns into an ugly situation. So even if you're a sophomore or junior, be sure to drop by, okay? I'll be in from Day One (that's August 31 for those who don't know), Monday through Thursday. And as my regular Riceballs already know, you're more likely to catch me in the PM than the AM.