I actually watched that movie (Gothic) in class in college. My survey of English Lit teacher was doing her thesis on Frankenstein and Mary Shelley, so we delved a bit more into them than perhaps we should have for a class that was supposed to cover literature from Donne and the Metaphysical Poets to modern times.

I just got an email from a student that displays that annoying attitude thing that we who work at colleges talk about. The student signed up for a class that allows you to complete 2 semester long classes in one semester (Anatomy and Physiology I & II). She could have signed up for the classes seperately. She wants 2 separate grades because she thinks it is making her GPA go down by .2 points (no idea if this is true or possible). And instead of asking politely if there is any way she could do something about this, apologizing for making a mistake, etc, etc, she says

I am writing this email because I recieved one grade for A&P I&II. I need the two courses separated. This arrangement of the courses (taking two courses and receiving one grade) has negatively affected my overall GPA (3.7 instead of 3.9). Please let me know what I need to do to fix this.

it is very minor, but I just want to punch her in the nose.

dude, she said please. sheesh. t sarcasm

Dear Student:

Fortunately, this is easily fixed. First, build a time machine. Then go back in time and fix your mistake.

Signed, It wasn't our mistake.

Whoah. Stock market is craazeee today.

Sophia, I am amazed at how students don't consider the tone of their emails. I can totally see how this would have pissed you off (and would have chapped my ass too), but something in the way she said it would make me give her the benefit of the doubt. Of course, I'm not the one innocently opening my email and seeing this shit. :)

Dear Student:

I survived Developmental Vertebrate Anatomy, a combination of embryology and vertebrate anatomy that was a five-hour C for 80 percent of the class. DVA had 8 a.m. MWF classes and three-hour labs on TTh.

In other words, suck it up.

UK Pirates Allowed to Vote in Costumes

The UK Pirate Party is just over one year old, but already it’s participating in the General Election with candidates in nine constituencies. Pirate Party voters who go to the polling booth today can be assured that, contrary to recent rumors, it is okay to wear a pirate costume.

The UK is awesome!

Plus they let you vote while drunk. Some polling places are in pubs!

I can totally see how this would have pissed you off (and would have chapped my ass too), but something in the way she said it would make me give her the benefit of the doubt

Yeah, to me it just sounds like she is trying to phrase things economically. But of course I don't have that constant irritating interaction with entitled students you do!

I do have interaction with the rassenfrassen government agency employees. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr if you wanted to see something in the presentation maybe you should have asked for it to be in the presentation!!!!! effers.

The Manolo's advice for Dia de las Madres:

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This year, you have pledged to do better than last year’s hastily organized trip to Cooter Brown’s Rib Shack, indeed, you have already made the reservations for the fancy brunch place with the white table clothes, where they serve free mimosa from the bottomless vat of “champagne”. (Your husband suggested that the waitress should get one of those backpack spray rigs, with the two tanks, marked “Champagne” and “OJ”.)

I am pretty sure she didn't mean it to be that bad-- but she is also being sneaky. I found out that she asked the instructor and he said no, so she came to me (the assistant to the director of the program).