lightning strikes

i don't know how all of you feel about being called on in class, i'm sure some people don't care about it. others of you probably want to be called on, secretly hoping to hear your name.

i'm not that guy. i'm terrified about it, especially in torts. whenever sebok grabs his pen and leans over the seating chart, i feel like i'm in a car that has lost control and is sliding in slow motion off of the road. i don't breathe, i don't blink, and my heart stops. one of these days, he'll call my name. that's simply a fact that i have to accept. it's only a matter of time. there are like 100 people in our tort class, and sebok calls on about 3 people / day. that means that every time the lightening misses me, it's only going to be more likely to strike the next go-round.

i have this secret fantasy where i somehow gain access to sebok's seating chart, and put a mark by my name so that i can somehow avoid being called on for the semester. would this even be possible? really the only chance would be to do it during break, while sebok is off to take care of his caffeine jones, but how would it be possible? what, am i going to creep behind the podium in front of all of my classmates? wouldn't that mean that i'd have to somehow gain access to his pen as well? i can't very well have a blue ink check mark next to my name, when everyone else's is black, can i? and what if it's not a check, what if it's his initials? how could i possibly forge those? anyway, keep your eye out for me. i'll be the guy infiltrating sebok's podium, mission impossible-style during our ten minute break.