Damn,Just when I had my writing life all figured out with two nonfiction classes next term, they announced they were opening up a screenwriting class over at the film school. I had been asking, but had finally just given up, and made a new plan. Now…I don’t know what to do! It’s all complicated by … Read more
Last night at 12:30, Paul started to take one of his “power naps” on the couch, making me promise to wake him up at 1AM to start working on his Coca Cola project that is due on Monday. I said, “Why don’t we both just go to sleep and make a pact to get up … Read more
Five weeks into the semester, and it feels like its been months. I’m just slogging through it, social excursions at a minimum. I finally snuck out to see Little Miss Sunshine on Sunday and felt like a rebel. This past weekend was particularly tough, as I needed to read and note feedback on 18 student … Read more
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned that after attending many classes at the beginning of the term, one that made the cut was Old English…not like “good ol’ english” but like the English that was spoken back in the 6th through the 11th century. Beowulf is the famous literary peice that was originally written in … Read more
Sunday night before the new school term starts tomorrow. I think by now it is pretty firmly established that I LIKE going to school. I’ve been going to school every chance I could get for the last few decades. So why do I still feel that gnawing Sunday night pre-school anxiety? Up until yesterday I … Read more
So my sitcom class has gotten very mixed reviews in terms of format and teaching style. The kids who are graduating and moving to Los Angeles in two weeks find the seven hour classes burdensome as they try to transition their lives. What takes place during those seven hours? Well let’s just call say we … Read more
This week, for some reason, I have been hearkening all the way back to a two week summer camp I went to when I was probably fifteen or so. There were a number of different topics one could study for the two weeks, and I’m not sure what mine even was…some kind of media, I … Read more
It’s midnight. I’ve called my mom and three friends, checked everyone’s blogs, started to catch up on my emails, eaten dinner and two post dinner snacks. As soon as I post this, I fear I can no longer put off revising my paper that is due tomorrow. I have enough words already, I just need … Read more
I’m very much enjoying the summer here in Tallahassee. With many of the students gone, the pace is slower, businesses less crowded, parking more plentiful! My schedule is also a less demanding for a while, so I can go out a little more often, see friends, etc. Last night after class I went to Open … Read more
(This title alludes to a Raymond Carver short story called “A Small Good Thing.” Now that I’m an English major, I do stuff like that. The actual text in this post in no way parallels the story though, so you don’t need to feel like you’re missing anything deep if you haven’t read it.) Anyway, … Read more