Dec 08, 2009 23:38
God Bless Spot chai lattes, spontaneous British friendships and spontaneous British friend Carly, the Folger Shakespeare Library, Corel WordPerfect, new ink cartriges, Devendra Banhart and Glenn Danzig, the thought of a belly button ring with Glenn Danzig's face on it, Professor M for making class optional tomorrow but offering to come and look at term paper drafts and for warning us about China, Dr. Kelly Kantz for letting me do an Independent Study with her, Professor Howard Wolf that he may have a happy retirement and never stop writing, and for helping me expand my writing capabilities, Tatiana Shilina for introducing me to The Master and Margerita, a ten part Russian mini-series which I just purchased off Azamon for under $25, professor Donald "The Wrath of MacGuirre" McGuirre for the laughs, Violetta and her improving English, Bruse and Diane Jackson for ending the semester with a good movie, South Lake Boys for being dork-tastic enough to host a combination Hanukah/Star Wars Study party, The Inhabitants of 40 Sundown Trail: Aaron for being fun when he's fun, Brian for uniting us with Grand Island's Brain Trust Boys, Matt Jeremy Andy Dave Ryan my big brother Brandon et al (and God Bless all of them too), John for putting up with our relentless teasing, and Shanelle for bein in constant contact with me and for coming to feminist meetings with me, the Feminsists of UB's Gender Institute that they may get more funding for their magaizine and for printing my poem in the next issue, all the Grand Islanders who will be coming home soon that they may have safe travels and play board games with me, UB friends who will be leaving to go home, the same to them, the Ambassador for texting me back to explain that hes the worst return texter and that hes sorry but that the Federdal Vampire and Zombie Agency comic book looks great, Queen City Comics for somehow managing to stay in business, Jenna, their only other female customer, my work kids and co-workers, all of whom are doomed to be covered in green paint for the remainder of the hoiday season, my family, my dog, and my computer, don't you die on me, not now.
Amen.