I alternately want to laugh with and at one of my students, who failed my class last trimester and is right back in it, and alternately is super proud of himself for knowing all the answers (uh, 'bout time?) and complains about how he's "already DONE this, GOD" and doesn't feel like he should have to repeat work. Uh, kid? You shouldn't have to ( Read more... )

(in the style of Frasier, only with less dry humor and about the same amount of bad hair (but no little dog ( Read more... )

Oh man. Why do I always think this is a good idea ( Read more... )

NOT ONLY did I stay up until 1 am on a school night the day before Snow Day #2 writing angsty fanfiction, I then named the story after a song I like. A Matthew Sweet song, which is probably a step in the right direction, but still ( Read more... )

So, Courtney and MBL just left--Courtney's going to be staying in Bloomington for a couple of days. I am therefore alone in my apartment for the first time since she moved in ( Read more... )

WHOA.

The Violent Femmes just rocked my socks off. Completely off. And they were the Batman socks.

They played for two solid hours, backed up by Horns of Dilemma (YESSSSSSSSSS), with the Staggering Statistics (from Cincinnati! featuring an Afghan Whig!!) opening.

They brought the mosh. They brought the weird instruments. They brought a conch ( Read more... )