Finally, after weeks of endless PhD defences, grade reassessments, academic integrity issues, appeals, planning for the future, etc., etc., etc., I'm supposed to start a two-week vacation on Monday. Hurray, relaxation time. But wait. Reality check. By the looks of it, it appears that I may have to spend a considerable amount of vacation time catching up with unfinished work. That said, I envision my vacation to be similar to that of most PhDs and PDFs, as illustated in Jorge Cham's vacation vs. stress graph below. It seems, PhDs, PDFs and Deans have certain things in common.
Enjoy the rest of the summer, while it lasts.
Dieter