calm before the storm

Classes officially started this week and since I don't have any until Thursday I'm playing the waiting game.  I don't have the book yet for the class as it is in the mail so I can't really start any homework yet.  Also, the labs I'm teaching don't start till next week so this week is basically just getting ready for them and learning the ropes.  I feel like there is a ton of stuff to do but yet at the same time I can't really do anything.  I'm so excited to actually get started.  I'm sure this feeling will change when classes start but for some reason this is the only semester that I was ever anxious to start.  Maybe it's because I now have the power to give grades.  I went to the first lecture for the class I'm doing the lab for to see what the students are like and so far I can tell it's going to be interesting. There are more older people than usual and I'm pretty sure I'm teaching the lab for a lady that says she is scared of computers.  We shall see how the semester goes but maybe this will change my mind on the whole teaching thing.