Today another 2 meetings. At least this one has a defined time frame and actually makes policy decisions. I have less of a problem when a committee actually has a role - the defined time limits the agony since you know no matter what you will be done at a certain point.

Finished the 3 grant reviews. It is something that as part of the academic life we take on extra work (reviewing grants, reviewing papers, etc.) for no compensation. The whole system is based upon such volunteer efforts. Most of the people take it quite seriously. Especially with grants. You are deciding who will have the money to do the work and who will not. There are only a limited amount of funds. An awesome responsibility.