10.05.2007

I Won't Actually Kill Them


The problem with the situation with my neighbors (the ones in the apt. below us who run head-first into the walls until 4:30am every couple of nights) is that I can't actually kill them at this point - I've said and posted too much already, and it wouldn't take a Gill Grissom to figure out whodunit.

I bring this up because I had my first 8:00am discussion section this morning, something that ought to be a crime against humanity, God, me, and fuzzy kittens, and my neighbors were in FULL EFFECT last night. The section ended up being amazingly positive, considering. I think it's all about solidarity: I made it clear to the students that we were all in it together and that all we could hope to do was make it suck as little as possible. Also, talking about Nietzsche after getting about 3 hours of sleep is just about right; he makes a lot of sense then. He's the kind of theorist that should be read in trying circumstances.

What else? How about some quotes that come to mind:

  • "If I had brought my tambourine, I could do the tarantella and demonstrate to all of you what an erotic dance it really is!'"- Professor B.T., to the European Intellectual History students.
  • "When Nietzsche said that God Is Dead, was he really sure?" - Anon., student.
  • "Love can't buy you money." - Lemmy, Motorhead.
  • "I'll see YOU at Stacycon 2000!" - Weiland Smithers.

Oh, also, check out this NY Times article on what it's like to be a graduate student. It's pretty right-on. Interestingly, it's really written with the humanities in mind moreso than the sciences, something you almost never see in mainstream media.

Maybe I should read something now.

3 comments:

Trust in Steel said...

I hope your neighbor situation improves - you know what my solution would be!

Adva Ahava said...

Love the Prof BT quote, and the article. Good stuff.

clumsygirl said...

I think you should grow a Nietzche 'stache. It just might be required.