bathos /’beɪθɒs/ [bey-thos, -thaws, -thohs] noun a ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax. insincere pathos; sentimentality; mawkishness. triteness or triviality in style. It’s been a trying few hours. Today in and of itself was a bit shambolic. It started out a bit wonky, even, and this was almost a precursor for what was to come. So as aforementioned, I came back from mentoring on Thursday night completely exhausted…