Surprisingly, a bit of a zen-like calm descended over me this morning as I was dressing for school. For the first time, I dressed down on a Friday, swapping my dress shirt for a sweatshirt. (I’m still wearing slacks and loafers, but hey.) Next week are finals. I’m only a little behind in my grading, so I should be done well before next Friday. My last day is officially January 22, 2008. That’s a teacher workday, so I can make sure I have all my stuff out of the room on that day. Whoever is replacing me should be setting up shop by then, hopefully. The end is near. Very…