Comments | amongmycabbages: To my Latin students.

amongmycabbages

To my Latin students.

Dec 14, 2009 12:42

I've had a couple of inquiries about whether or not we will be making our own contributions to the Festive Non-Denominational Winter Holiday Season by having a Saturnalia party this year. 'Tis the season to don our pilei, select appropriate gifts, and throw the existing social order into upheaval, after all ( Read more... )

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heirofalexander December 14 2009, 06:45:30 UTC

Lupercalia, please.

amongmycabbages December 14 2009, 06:50:19 UTC

...Oh dear. Has anyone seen my migraine medication?

heirofalexander December 14 2009, 07:00:20 UTC

Your desk, second drawer on the left side.

amongmycabbages December 14 2009, 07:08:27 UTC

Antiquis temporibus, nati tibi similes in rupibus ventosissimis exponebantur ad necem.

I jest, but still. Discretion, Adrian.

metaphorsofme December 15 2009, 21:06:38 UTC

I think Nixon's face just does that naturally. A few years of headship will do that to a person.

Your students may or may not be interested to know thet the social club two blocks down rents out its upstairs room at very reasonable rates.

amongmycabbages December 16 2009, 00:21:15 UTC

I tend to concur, especially given the...unique burdens imposed by this particular school. Seriously, the man is long overdue for retirement. I worry for his health.

Useful information indeed, and now I know where the drama club has been conducting its cabalistic rites. I've heard such interesting things about the last party-- what was the theme, "Love Child of Goth and Glam Rock"? Apologies for not dropping in; I was called out of town.

metaphorsofme December 16 2009, 10:49:33 UTC

It's just that the school board can't find anyone else foolish enough to take the job, I think...

I don't believe you. You just didn't want to see what your younger self had done with the glitter eyeshadow.

amongmycabbages December 16 2009, 13:00:24 UTC

I'm not sure about that: I hear there are several candidates in the running for when he eventually throws in the towel. Do you know, at one point someone suggested that I should put my name in for the job? I can see you shuddering at that terrifying prospect. Don't worry-- I put a stop to that talk with extreme prejudice.

While I agree that Mini-Me tends to overdo it more than a bit -- we're still working on the concept of "subtlety", which mainly consists of me leading him in endless sing-song repetitions of the word -- no, I actually was away, thank you very much. Pity; I understand the costuming was something to be experienced.

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