From: (Anonymous)
I feel weird. Embarrassed. I am just so totally burnt out from working on (or struggling on?) my prose poem that I thought I'd take a break to see what you were up to. Cannot read your post beyond the first couple of sentences.
Hon: you are forgiven. As I told a certain someone when I asked her to please, please stop referring to you as a "fucking asshole" I am not about to condemn you based on your failure or inability to make one single damn phone call. Nor will I allow my friends to dictate to me regarding their preferred choices on any dude. You're so fun and exciting to me that I'd rather spend five seconds with you than five hours with the majority of dudes who are constantly trying to get my attention (see me yawn in their faces: BORING!!!!!) You're way too important to me for me to write you off like that.
Must go. Very burnt out. Please tell me what you think of first page of my prose poem. Oh, enjoyed being (by my own hand) the point of ridicule today at the faculty meeting where we were forced to introduce ourselves. Tried to send you a msg but it disappeared (i'm always hitting the wrong button -- figuratively and literally at times!!!). Anyway, my intro went something like this: (hear me in a very, very soft, near whisper of a subdued voice) "I'm S---- H----- and since I'm known for having the loudest voice in the English department I am currently practicing my "indoor voice." I'm also working very hard on softening my persona since, many moons ago, a student told me that I was the "Draconian bitch from hell" to which I responded by telling her I was impressed that she knew how to use "draconian" properly in a sentence. I also want to counter a claim made by my colleague here, Prof. M---- W---- by insisting that I am NOT the "alpha male" of the English Department."
I think the laughter from the audience lasted, at the very least, more than a full minute. I was assured by several faculty members that my introduction was the "highlight" of today's orientation. So enjoy making fun of myself when it is, indeed, appropriate and true. The biggest kick was seeing Prof. M.W.'s face turn beet red. I gotta. Burnt out from too much writing. This post might very well prove that point.

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