Especially when it’s a personal (ish) blog. And especially when there’s really quite a lot going on.
I’m teaching a class—excuse me, a “student-led colloquium.” Not
supposed to call it a regular class since I haven’t gotten my degree yet
and since I’m not getting paid to do it, but I designed the class and
the curriculum, everyone enrolled is getting two units (half of what a
regular UCSB course will get you), and I have absolutely no oversight.
The advisor has already said she was willing to be my advisor on paper
as long as she didn’t have to show up to the meetings (I’m disinclined
to call them “lectures.” “Discussions,” maybe). (Sssshhhhhhh!)
Which is just as well. I’d be way more nervous if she was there, and
there’s way too much pop culture and genre fiction floating around in
our discussions for her to enjoy any of the sessions, anyway. (Ssshhhh
again! Shame on us academics-in-training, enjoying discussions about
genre fiction and popular villains! /sarcasm.)
There are way more first years than I was expecting. There are even a
couple of comp-sci and chemistry students, which just about floored me
in the middle of class. It might be silly, but I was expecting more
third- and fourth-years, and no one but literature students.
This is better, though. Definitely, definitely better.
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