When you find a student who is willing to do the basics of the class, it's like striking gold -- even when, often, the student is a perfectly normal, middle-of-the-road student who ten years ago would've been just a standard B or C+ thinker, but now is the one-eyed chick in the kingdom of the blind.

Reading this made me feel profoundly better -- not in a good way, but in a, "oh god, it's not just my students!" kind of way. It's absolutely, truly bizarre. The absenteeism is just... unhinged. The unwillingness to do any reading at all. The lack of any concern regarding their grade.

And then? To cast Bradley Whitford as her husband? I JUST CAN'T EVEN.

And THEN they brought on Allison Janney! I love this show so much.

One international incident and a BOATLOAD of personal relationship catastrophes. I love THE DIPLOMAT, but it's like taking competence porn and adding a constant sideshow of the Bad Decision Tango.

1. Sketchbook doodles
2. The mural in progress
3. Charles Foussard who did the actual hard work of painting it

HAHA!

Who knew that I'd be at a point where the Pope is giving more support to me as a professor than the administrators in my college.

How is he this patient? Does he just give a solid rage-scream every morning? Does he aggressively knit? How is he even functioning, let alone continuing to just bang out natural 20 charisma rolls at every appearance?

If anyone else wants one...

If they want me to put on heels and a skirt to fly, then they had better complete the fucking 1960s drag by giving me the legroom and seat space of the 1960s.

We can make this Dune so easily. Fifteen-generation ghola Thomas is sent to serve Lady Mary, who is now an immortal sandworm.

I want it so badly now.