do you feel free

Hi.

The world has changed immensely over the past 8 years.
I am a different person than I was. And so are you.
Have we had time to stop, even for a moment?
Have any of these changes been anything than beyond our control?
I love you.
Whoever you are.
And whoever you will be tomorrow.

Can I afford to tell the truth?

I don't want to conceal in my daylight hours the emotions that keep me alive
But I do, performing my duties in a resigned way, I think, but always hoping to find some unexpected return that will repay me for my goddamned goodness with some reward

what do I wish for

i was really happy

This is some of what was served at the opening of the show COMIX at Kunsthallen Brandst in Odense; cheese on little sticks, Bugles, and lakridskonfekt. What a coincidence. This is the very confection I was telling you about.

what is denmark?

My body sits in Denmark. I've decided to use it to go buy some candy at the Danish 7-11 before I walk to the opening at a place called the Kunsthallen Brandts. I'm thinking of the kind of licorice that comes in different shapes and has pink or yellow stuff in it, and sometimes coconut. I'm guessing it's a Danish sort of candy because I've seen it everywhere. How fortunate I am, since today it is my favorite sort.

So I guess I'll leave then, now. OK?

Hello world!

Are you there? It's me, Phoebe Gloeckner!
(fee bee GLEK nir)

the end, the end, the end.

I've never wished for an ending as much as I do now.
I've unwittingly entered a hell the likes of which I don't think I could have foreseen. But then, I didn't try. It will end, it will, it will it will it will, and then I'll figure out how to continue and why.

what could this mean?

is it dope or is it wack? love or hatred? what does it matter? maybe there is not exactly a driving emotion; perhaps it's just plain being funny and lovin' it!

]]> in other words, my freshman students altered my facebook profile, including some interesting new information about my "romantic preferences."
they sent an inappropriate poke to another faculty member from my facebook account

what is my job? let me tell you-

"sexually explicit books and book-making
TWO STEPPING and BROOTAL WINDMILLS"

look at them! (well... some of them.... this is last semester, and quite a few of these are in this semester's class) look at them, would you? Good thing none of them are taller than 1.5 inches. If any of them were closer to normal size, you know I'd take them on and you know who'd be the victor. You don't? You wanna piece a this, you lily-livered pudding ball?

Oddly, I was very angry at the class for awhile.
Is there a lesson we might all learn from considering the potential repercussions of such a prank in the real world?

I've got to add: I've eaten too many jelly beans and soft clumps of marzipan enrobed in chocolate.
I feel sick.

what's that you say?

you didn't realize the assignment was due today?

of course that's ok!

i don't feel very well...

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'scuse me.

I've got to get back to class now!

quicher bawlin you ol sad sack

uhh

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Pip said: whats so sad anyway so he lived a shorter life than some others? you know how alive he was dont that make you happy? how long you think i'm gonna live, fool?

of course i remember that boy

i want to remember him, although if i remember him too much, it makes me cry.
we've got a lot of pictures, but there won't be any new pictures.

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there is a writing award

Guy Robichaud Writing Award : Terrance Mckittrick : Mon, March 26, 2007, 9:41 AM

]]> Guy Robichaud Writing Award : Terrance Mckittrick : Mon, March 26, 2007, 9:41 AM

I'm still accepting submissions for the Guy Robichaud Writing Award.
Thank you so much to those people who have already submitted pieces.
Students are invited to submit work to Terrance McKittrick (via his box in the office) in the following categories:
· Poetry
· Fiction – literary or graphic [as in pictures]
· Non-fiction
· Drama (screenplays or theatrical pieces)
Please make sure your name is on your piece as well as for what category you are submitting it.

Award recipients will sign their names to a wall mural painted in Guy’s honor and also receive cash and special commemorative berets and drumsticks. The deadline for submission is May 1, 2007 and a “blind judging�? process will be used to select the winners.
Winners will be chosen by a group of students. If you would like to be in that group please let Terrance know soon.
If you want to volunteer to help create Guy’s mural, please contact Chloe at sticksandskins22@aol.com.

my nephew guy was going to teach this class

last september with a few fellow high school juniors.

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i remember quite clearly in november the last time i hugged him you usually hug your nephews and nieces but this one was hugging me with his skinny strong arms, hugging me much better than i could hug him we said goodbye and see you soon see you soon see you soon

Goddesses, Chariots and Pyramids!

Facilitators: Nova students Guy Robichaud, Michael Faigenblum and Mike Kohn along with Nova instructor Joe Szwaja

Meeting Times: Tu, Th 10:15-11:45 plus at least 4 Friday field trips during the course of the semester.

Credit: .5 Any Type of World History Credit; Honors and extra credit also available

Prerequisites and Level: This is a mid level class open to students with an interest in exploring what our early human ancestors were like.

Description: Were early humans peaceful or violent, egalitarian or male dominant? How did people dress and eat, what were their every day lives like? Why did great civilizations rise and fall during the first chapters or our human story, what was the same and different about the ancient world as compared to our own, in which ancient society would you prefer to live? How do the patterns and discoveries set forth in the ancient world continue to influence us today? These are a few of the key issues that we will grapple with during this class concerning our early human ancestors.

Although the facilitators have particular issues we want to explore, we will agree on the themes and key questions democratically as a class. Tentatively, the class will be divided into four units 1) human beginnings, hunter gathers and the emergence of agriculture, 2) the rise of “civilization�? city states and empires in different parts of the world 3) the interaction of different culture areas and the fall of civilizations and 4) sources and lasting legacies of the ancient world’s great culture areas.
This class will provide lots of room for students to explore interests and topics of interest, while building the skills of historical inquiry. It should prove to be an adventure of exploration and student staff collaboration, one that will challenge all who participate to look at things in a new way.

does it matter if you're considered an asshole?

isn't it just vanity to defend oneself when someone interprets your motivations to be less than scupulous, when in reality, nothing could be farther than the truth, and yet, your struggles to find a way to do the right thing are seen as prevarication?

is it worth the energy you know will be required to defend yourself? What are you really defending? Your pride? I don't think it's worth defending one's pride in every situation. "Pride" is nothing. It's not an ideal, it's nothing.

the thing is, i know the truth.
it bothers me to be misunderstood

what if

you're actually not an asshole, but nonetheless, you are identified as one? I don't like beating around the bush, but I'm not sure what to tell you.