And etc…

So I’m no longer sick. I think I might even be (almost) over the department cold (one’s been going around). However, I did manage to make Matt sick. He was sick for a grand total of maybe twelve hours. Somehow this is not quite fair. It’s like he’s Jack Bauer or something. I wonder what Jack Bauer would be like with the stomach flu…that would make for an interesting episode. Because the illness would of course last for just one hour.

While I was sick I think I got over my caffeine addiction. Diet Coke held no interest for about four days. One might think this would be a good time to quit the habit, but one would not be me. I did actually consider it, but then I realized that if I didn’t drink my Diet Coke/Diet Mountain Dew, I would be forced to drink water. Or worse yet…juice. I’m not sure what I have against these beverages, but there’s something. So some people have coffee, I have diet caffeinated carbonated beverages. And the world turns.

Though I’m no longer sick, I have recognized an activity that I’m sick of. You see, it turns out that I really hate it when people try to psychoanalyze me and assign me feelings in a way that disassociates themselves from any blame. Particularly when said person has tried to tell me how to be a “better student.” Don’t go all alpha male on me. You won’t win. I have a student from last semester who will vouch for this. My favorite student evaluation comment, the teacher “shuts down males.” Of course, you have to understand that I do this shutting down in the context of hyper-chauvinistic commenting/acting. Anyway, the point? Alpha male behavior would only work if we all happened to be wolves and I was the wolf who only had three legs. And last time I checked, I pee indoors and don’t have a tail (and I’m still going strong with the two legs and walking upright). Thus ends my rant for today.