planning to drop friends off at the Minneapolis airport this weekend: i just worry that i'll squeeze myself into your carry-on and fly away to chicago and never ever come back to comp papers and professors who always want to be drunk.
regarding not coming home for Thanksgiving this year: The family will likely be shocked at my absence...I've always been the one whose life has been just boring enough to make it to just about every single family function (on the Schwartz side anyway)!
regarding being nominated for an award and automatically weighing the extra work before the honor: EXCITING but stressful. Yin and Yang. Cobber and Blue? THE BUDDIES! (Sorry, I think I can feel my brain leeking out of my ear and down my neck.) Which reminds me, I saw that little bump on my neck again...you know the one the Dr. said was probably just mucus build-up or something...I'll keep an eye on it.
regarding movies: High off of my (partially interrupted) viewing of Rebecca, I checked out Notorius (Hitchcock, Bergman, Grant) from the library. LOVED IT! Really, truely loved it. It's now one of my Top 10 Best Movies of All Time. Number one is, of course, Out of Africa. Did you see that Streep and Redford are together again in the new Lions for Lambs? I'm interested (because of Meryl) but hugely dissapointed that I'll have to sit through a few hourse of Tom Cruise screen time, too. I loathe him. Maybe you guys can go see it then tell me if it's worth it or not.
regarding potentially inappropriate relationships outside of the classroom: One of my students (the one who works at the strip club) wants me to go to the bar tonight while she's working. 2 for 1 drinks. Generally I don't buy into the whole "take the edge off" concept, but I sure feel like that's exactley what I need. I told her not tonite, though. Maybe before the end of the semester. I just think it might be weird-ish.
regarding my adorably technologically challenged father: Mother: please print this email for Father. Father: I suggest you hang this on the fridge...or, on your beloved Total Gym
Instructions to retrieve voicemail:
1. Dial Voicemailbox by either 1) choosing OKAY when prompted that you have a new voicemail on the screen, or 2) press 1 and SEND to call mailbox manually.
2. while your recorded "leave a message" voice is playing, press # key
3. woman will prompt you to enter password: 1313
4. listen to messages (after full message plays, either delete by pressing 7 or save by pressing 9)
5. close phone
Father: godspeed on your endeavor to master voicemail. hopefully by Christmas you'll be texting
Mother and Sister: inundate Father's phone with messages. the only way to learn is through practice
correspondence with a student about printing a final paper to be handed in the following day. i told them they absolutely could not use the printer in our classroom. but the printer in the dorm lounge is not working: (if you need to print tomorrow morning in 331, it's okay...just come early...and don't tell anyone. i don't want to force you into the harsh november winds tonite.)
(this message will self-destruct in 30 seconds!)
from a student about setting up a time to conference with me (note the horrific language/grammar/spelling/everything): hey anna srry about not signing up i am available at 2:20 tomarrow i have practice at 3 so as long as it doesn't last longer that 40 min everything should b gravy haha. see you then
my response: Gravy!
discussion prompt for a meeting i did not attend: On-Campus sculptures: rate them on a scale of 1-5, 1 being hideous and 5 being moderately hideous
some pedantic, elevated crap: Yesterday was our gorgeous day up here...sunny, seventy, and sweet. Today still has some of yesterday's lingering warmth, but it's overcast. However, the Minnesota river valley has been set ablaze with fall's colors...the trees really are beautiful here. I wish I had the presense of mind to carry my camera around more, but with all the books I've been toting to and from campus, I just can't stand one more item.
correspondence with a student about the film "Across the Universe" actually coming to Mankato and the greatness of Paul McCartney: That's crazy talk. I better go this weekend because it's not bound to stay in Mankato for long! Paul's a prophet.
a happy birthday exchange: I, too, might have a mid-mid life crisis. Let's do it together! Let's take extravagant trips (with the money from our young, 21-year old beaus) to mediocre destinations...the Ritz Carlton of Reno, Nevada, or an island getaway to one of those big sand-shores at the base of the Mississippi! What fun!
miscellaneous to mom: You're my idol for saving lives at the blood bank on holidays. Seriously. You're one hard-workin mama.
I'm glad you finally got the fountain moved. Sorry that I couldn't bring the Gun Show to town to help you guys with the heavy lifting!
regarding Cobber and Blue: OOOOOOooooooooooooooooooo Da Buddies!
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