You're a great teacher, Kristin! It's definitely the student's fault (and the parent[s] should be strictly spoken to for blaming the grade on you and not their daughter's performance--they're not doing her any favors).

It's the New Mexico State Legislature.

An authentically wacky bunch! I still have a print out of a resolution that they passed when I was first working here back in 1993 or '94, in which they resolved a bunch of issues that were straight out of corny Texas jokes.

Thanks for the hyphen heads up, y'all.

world-renowned

It depends on how it's used. It's "world-renowned asshat" vs. "that asshat is world renowned."

I've been dealing with shit from a parent about her daughter's final exam (to which I had the audacity to "give" a C-).

This is an advantage of teaching at the college level. We just say "I'm sorry, but Federal privacy laws prohibit me from discussing students' performance with anyone, including their parents."

I love saying that.

I usually hit Singha on Clark, just north of the river.

I'll have to keep that in mind.

Did you notice that So You Think You Can Dance is auditioning at the Chicago Theatre. I walked by some people in very artfully ripped jeans.

Man, Australia really is different -- they waxed them en masse, but are evaluating them one on one.

I did not know! Hee. I may have to take a smoke break and wander over that way.

Is it wrong to have the same thing for lunch (cereal) as you did for breakfast? I crave it so.

Not wrong. I've been known to eat cereal for all three meals in the same day.

Is it wrong to have the same thing for lunch (cereal) as you did for breakfast? I crave it so.

2/3s of my meals most days for the last couple of weeks have been yogurt + kashi nuggets and agave. I'm all for repeating things that are good.