I think it must be paused

The lecture on physics must wait.

There's the outside world intruding again.

https://splinternews.com/the-revenge-of-the-poverty-stricken-college-professors-1835381061

It's application time...stop getting distracted...

The headline sounds like the title of a detective novel, and I do think that's kinda fun.

But so dire!

"Many longtime adjuncts talk of jealously waiting for years for a full-time professor to die or retire, only to see the full-time position eliminated when they finally do."

~ H. Nolan

I think it used to be not quite so bad...