bullshit, etc.

i've been having fantasies lately that i won't do so poorly this semester that i'll have to drop out at the end of the semester. i was even thinking about what it's going to be like when we all get our report cards and class rankings at the end of the semester.

what will that be like?

do people tell each other what they got? i'm sure that some people will make a point of broadcasting their high ranking loud and clear. does that change the way those people are responded to in class? do our professors get to know our ranking? how will i feel about my friends who did better than me? how will they feel about me? i guess my real concern is trying to figure out to what extent this whole underlying competitive aspect of BLS will change the dynamics of the friendships that are being developed daily. hopefully, not much will change, but i do worry about it.

anyway... although the response to my call for reviews of the sebok / goldberg / zipursky magnum opus was severely underwhelming, i would like to extend my sincere gratitude to "brook lynne" for the excellent entry. i have to say that yours was the best (it wasn't even close) - and your name was also pretty clever - so here's to you!

welcome also to "Black Sheep of the Family Clan" and "Unnamed Ass Pincher." to the former, i'd like to say that i'm curious as to how you became the black sheep; to the latter, i'd like to cordially invite you to pinch my ass at any time. lord knows i need it.

so it dawned on me that we only have about a month left with our two most entertaining professors, sebok and pitler. i will truly miss these two. i have to admit that with every passing week, i enjoy pitler's class more and more. i'm trying to figure out some way to get invited to another pizza party.

remember when schneider mentioned how at a faculty meeting, pitler made an impassioned argument in favor of installing an escalator which would carry us up and down all nine floors of the school? that just plain rocks. i love the idea, and i love the idea of pitler bringing it up at a faculty meeting even more. in fact, i would pay good money to see the look on hunter's face when pitler brought up that little gem. who do you think shot down the idea? what other crazy stuff do you think pitler brings up in meetings?

on the school-improvement front: perhaps we could also have a fire pole installed for those of us who like to get downstairs in a hurry, or a gigantic waterslide from the sixth floor to the front door of the school... turn the courtyard into a splash pool.

on the gossip front: has anyone heard rumors about a professor marrying a BLS student?

on the time-wasting front: today in the library i managed a high score of 1,520 on http://addictinggames.com/helicopter.html i defy any of you to top that.

and finally, on the reader-participation front: here's a fun little picture i found of two of our very best-loved professors:



can anyone guess what sebok might have said to bring about this wonderful look on hunter's face?