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Babes and bots,  I hope you're getting the weather you want, waking up at the time you want, getting as many hours of sleep as you want, eating what you want, drinking what you want, and being very fucking merry. As many of you know, I am a GTA and teach introductory composition courses at Colorado State University. This semester, my first of six, was groovy, demanding, irritating, and eye-opening. Part of me is like *eye-roll* kids these days! Another part of me is a bleeding heart. Many days, I have a "fuck you" mentality in my job. Many other days, I do not.  tough teaching moments of note in 2022 My favorite student was failing and then dropped the class. End of story.  I brought cookies into class one day to encourage participation. The fuckers said nothing.  I thought of the number of 24-year-old men I dated in college and cringed because I am now a 24-year-old college teacher who many of my students call "Professor" despite correction.  I went above and b...

Babes and bots,  I know how much I suck. Really, I do. I'm so painfully aware of the length of time it has taken me to update this blog that I'm almost embarrassed to write another post. Maybe I'll let it disappear into the ether. And, yet, this is not the longest I've ever gone without posting! How strange the blog life is. Does this reflect poorly on my capacity to write for a living? I ask myself this question all the time.  updates  It's December and my, oh my, it's gotten cold here in sunny Fort Collins! I have letters I've promised to three people and have not written, and the grad school finals season is sliding down an icy pipe. My students are stressed, I'm stressed, covid is still alive and breathing, and I learned how to do cool things to my car this weekend. My personal sex appeal increased by at least ten points, which means I'm now a 20/10 (this is what I tell myself when my self-confidence is low...works every time if you call that ...