classes:

first one: i like this class, really. but i want to love it. and i think the prof is nice but i need a lot of caffeine to get through. and he is, to put it as nicely as possible, a MUMBLER!!! he asks rambling, ambiguous questions that are barely discernable and then....if someone does brave an answer--ventures out there--he just stares ahead and makes no response. um. yeah. why would this encourage discussion? also, if you are going to ask that i do that much reading could we please, at least once, talk about the flippin' text??? i'm just sayin', your book is interesting, i'm sure, but you are mumbling (again!) and that glazed look we have should be a sign. if you want us to read that then assign that. the accent is charming but you are losing us quickly.


second class: i love this man. i love this class. everyone is engaged and getting something from the readings. he allows us to move the discussion in whatever direction it seems to be going without letting it devolve into a free for all. we are going to a conference and having an interesting speaker. loving this class.


strange man: about 30 minutes into my fun seminar last night (2 hour class) this strange man comes in, out of breath, and sits down. we don't remember him from last week, but since the semester is new we don't think too much of it. but he has no books. i mean nothing. not a pen. not a notebook. not a sheet of paper. nothing. and he keeps contributing strange unrelated anecdotes and quotes from magazines. very very odd man.


helpful note: when discussing classes with fellow grad students (who are also trapped in the same room for two consecutive classes!) look about the train platform first. because, and this is just a hint, if you don't look around i promise that you will be talking loudly and then you will have to wonder if the prof actually heard you since he will be standing. right. there. thankfully it was the one that we love and we were singing his praises. whew!


so happy it's the weekend and there is nothing stressful on the schedule.