a neo-Aristotelian refrigerator

If I ever wanted to explain phronesis to numerous people, not that I'd ever presume to do that as long as fjr is around, but anyway, if she were not around, or I were not around, or both (which accurately describes how things are), this is what my explanation of phronesis would be:

Whoa: Have you ever thought about how, like,

the scenario of you eating out of your refrigerator is a boring everyday event

but the scenario of someone else eating out of your refrigerator is dramatically hazardous and life threatening?

In conclusion, (formulaic ending. there is no summary, only zul).

Hello, School Year

(how the day ended)

I am giving you and Sharon one invitation to Jasmine's Hello Kitty birthday party, lawanda us in the elevator, because I know you two are a couple.

The elevator door opened on nine. Robert waved loudly. We were laughing.

You know I never agreed to that, I mock whispered conspiritorialiy. The elevator door started to close.

Baby I want to ditch her and get with yooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu---

I hollered campily, and Sharon's hair looked good, and the elevator descended.

Sometimes you hear yourself tell someone about the parameters of how you feel, and come to the immediate realization that you no longer beleive your own bullshit.

Make it stop, I whispered to Sosnoski.

He looked at his watch.

It's going to stop on its own in 2 hours in 15 minutes, he said.

Dead silence.

14 minutes. He said.

law of elevators

In the Maccabees bldg., you never step into and out of an elevator as the same person.

departmental approval

Strange things happen when I press the down arrow from floor 10 to 9, so when alone and skipping out, I always take the stairs.

But when I tried to cut out of faculty orientation Name Deleted was sitting on the stairwell, starring Himself.

Hey, he said softly.

Hi! I said. .

Just so you know, he said. I admire your critique of the digital literacy policy, AND your outfit, AND your nametag.

Sometimes, he sighed, people high up on the heirarchy will have to sympathize with you in secret. But know that the spirit is there.

He made a peace sign. I made one back. Once again, a thing of immense importance had happened between floors.

It represents the pain of separation from a lost beginning.

"We're counting the nametags at the begginning of the day", Name deleted me on the phone, "so you make sure you show up".

I looked abysmally at the row of truant faculty nametags on the table and the Kwame billboard out the window and Name deleted's locked office door. In spirit, I was with them.

Current affirmations: I have successfully tampered with my nametag at TA orientation.

faculty orientation: the musical

Make It Stop.

mythical geography

Setting: Due e. on Warren ave. .

Hilary, Chris and Johnathan are doing it way big with a tray of ends (here, "it" is defined as nothing in particular).

Wow, said Johnathan, I accept this sticky end as my personal savior.

A shadow passed over Chris' face. Scotten, he said. Do you think do you think we should--

(no one ever wants to say it)

you know

(it's stupid but)

Yeah? said Hilary.

Okay, whispered johnathan satirically, here's the plan. If someone comes up and tries to mug us, you both go run and put your hands on that post at Wyoming Ave and cry out, "I'm touching Dearborn! You can't get me".

attendance

Attendance
Students are expected to attend every session of English 1020 unless a Serious Emergency happens. A Serious Emergency is defined as a problem that creates a written record such as a towing estimate, death certificate or hospital bill.

However, there is an appropriate time and place for skipping courses in college. Specifically, the appropriate time for skipping this section of English 1020 is: on the last Friday of every month (i.e., Standardization Awareness Day).

Note: Standardization Awareness Day is a critical thinking assignment, not a free day. Be prepared to discuss the impact on standardization on the cultural tradition of skipping class.

human kindness

Ewwwww, it's sticking to my clothes. Get it OFF! Get it! Get it!

It's like,

I just got drive-by Francied.

damn it.

time to write my

goddamn syllabus.

Well, said Sharon, I was thinking the same thing.

And what does that mean? I asked combatively.

It means that I am agreeing with you and disagreeing with Neal,

she calmly spelled out,

only: take it very very slow.

For Chrisssake,

I said in solemn happiness, how can you be so blase?

"So where are you?"

Sharon replied sensibly, "Do you want to come over for some unprofessional coffee, bread and soup?"

current status

current height: 1.5 feet (with added thickness of pillow over head)
current lenght: 6 feet (arms extended over mattress)
current weight: 115 lbs (with added weight of snappy quilt)
current mood: sheer bewilderment

three rules for TAs

1. Don't feign annoyance at student behaviors that you secretly enjoy.
2. On the bright side, your graduate professors are not fundamentally smarter or more knowledgeable than you are.
3. On the downside, you are not fundamentally smarter or more knowledgable than your students.

four rules

1. You always have the same number of problems.
1. If it hadn't been for that, it would have been something else.
2. It's not that exceptional. Every living breathing situation is more complex than the law.
3. No matter what happens, you can always have some cereal.