tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post8531110581926053341..comments2023-12-23T04:56:29.702-05:00Comments on Ferule & Fescue: Bad news/good news: semester half gone editionFlaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-61176426849029163652009-03-26T15:20:00.000-04:002009-03-26T15:20:00.000-04:00I am not awesome enough to have a skull or an anat...I am not awesome enough to have a skull or an anatomy theatre. I <I>do</I>, however, have a plastic frilled lizard that my advisor gave me, which once got pressed into service as a demon in a classroom performance of <I>Dr. Faustus</I>, so I guess that's something.Fretful Porpentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-7800547527533852092009-03-26T14:13:00.000-04:002009-03-26T14:13:00.000-04:00Sis, Fretful, and Ink: in the interests of full di...Sis, Fretful, and Ink: in the interests of full disclosure, the only way this managed not to be a total disaster--especially given that I don't work on drama, have never taught this class before, and in most cases barely know the texts--is that I happened to have taught <I>The Roaring Girl</I> this past fall (for the first time), so both remembered it reasonably well and (more importantly) had a decent lesson plan stored on my computer, just around the corner and one flight of stairs up from my classroom. Had I accidentally read <I>RG</I> when I'd assigned <I>RT</I>, on the other hand, I'd have been fucked.<BR/><BR/>And yeah: it would be cooler if I actually carried my skull around randomly. But I'm not that cool and I don't.<BR/><BR/>I <I>do</I> have an awesome print of a 17th C. engraving of an anatomy theatre on my wall, though, which features lots of skeletons around the periphery--and if I could get my hands on a complete skeleton, I'd totally have that in my office, too.Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-15933745682675103942009-03-26T13:43:00.000-04:002009-03-26T13:43:00.000-04:00Now when you actually teach The Revenger's Tragedy...Now when you actually teach <I>The Revenger's Tragedy</I>, you'll have to outdo yourself by bringing a full skeleton. A full, sexy skeleton.miltonistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12281860472481468216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-27478121119816476552009-03-26T01:41:00.001-04:002009-03-26T01:41:00.001-04:00Er, that should be "agree"!Er, that should be "agree"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-65896713730847353172009-03-26T01:41:00.000-04:002009-03-26T01:41:00.000-04:00I agre with Sisyphus and FP...and I'm curious. Di...I agre with Sisyphus and FP...and I'm curious. Did you mention why you brought the skull or did you just carry it in, not use it because not discussing that text, and carry it away? That would be extra-cool, not to have even acknowledged that it was there...quite goth and mysterious.<BR/><BR/>But honestly, I admire how calmly you just went ahead and taught the book you weren't thinking you'd be teaching today. That's downright amazing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-82222851275151127092009-03-25T22:35:00.000-04:002009-03-25T22:35:00.000-04:00All in all, I think it's cooler to be The Professo...All in all, I think it's cooler to be The Professor Who Brings Skulls To Class On Totally Random Occasions than The Professor Who Brings Skulls To Class Only When They're Relevant, although I agree with Sisyphus that they are both pretty cool.Fretful Porpentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-60925745684335542622009-03-25T21:14:00.000-04:002009-03-25T21:14:00.000-04:00You brought a skull to class!!! All is forgiven at...You brought a skull to class!!! All is forgiven at that point.Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-33329370257492920782009-03-25T15:27:00.000-04:002009-03-25T15:27:00.000-04:00Or, apparently, something about The Roaring Girl.Or, apparently, something about <I>The Roaring Girl</I>.Doctor Clevelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326408523926507003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-87872399055947530302009-03-25T13:11:00.000-04:002009-03-25T13:11:00.000-04:00That is so weird! On Monday, I ended my class by s...That is so weird! On Monday, I ended my class by saying, "And on Wednesday we start <I>Epicoene</I>". My students promptly corrected me. We're actually starting <I>The Roaring Girl</I> today and I was clueless. I think there's something about Spring Break and trying to distance ourselves mentally from work, even while still grading and doing work, until the last second before we have to walk back into the classroom. I also forgot that I had 3 meetings the first day back. And I do feel your pain. We've still got 7 long, hideous weeks to go too. Ugh. Congrats on the images as something fun to look forward to!Pantagruellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276888537167616031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-64934261245050808872009-03-25T11:31:00.000-04:002009-03-25T11:31:00.000-04:00I did--but it's got nothing much to do with me at ...I did--but it's got nothing much to do with me at this stage (either the fact that it's now moving forward or the hopeful-eventual fact that it may have a contract). Still, I'm very excited. Especially given that the monograph that dare not speak its name is nowhere <I>close</I> to such a fate. Or indeed, completion.Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-72286162420648454052009-03-25T01:57:00.000-04:002009-03-25T01:57:00.000-04:00Did you say "under contract"? I cheer and whoop a...Did you say "under contract"? I cheer and whoop and swoon with joy in your behalf. "Soon" is the best word I've heard all day. And yes, I am aware that you used the word "hope" a number of times, but I have no doubts.Renaissance Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243095907452011303noreply@blogger.com