understandably my self-esteem isn't sure what to think right now
kelly | 16 January 2006 - 12:50pm
- Last evening I ran into one of my former students. I taught her when she was a freshman; she's now a senior. She was thrilled to see me, saying, "I'm so glad I ran into you because there's something I want to tell you!"
"Well, do tell!"
"I just wanted you to know that you're the reason I'm going into my chosen profession," she said.
"And what profession is that?" I asked, sure she would say a writer because she is a gifted writer.
"An English teacher. I always tell people that I had THE coolest freshman English teacher and now I want to be that cool English teacher."
Awwww. Suddenly all the crap I dealt with the year I taught totally seems worthwhile. (Mrtl and Cat, please slap me back to my senses!!!)
- At Barnes & Noble this morning I saw the book Gray's Anatomy and realized, for the first time, that Grey's Anatomy is a play on that. Yes, I have heard of the book before and yes, I feel like a complete moron for not making the connection. Seriously...DUH.
- Also at Barnes & Noble I saw a book that purports to be rules for men and one of the rules is that the best blind dates are with girls named Samantha or Kelly. I'm still trying to figure out if that means I'm a brilliant conversationalist or if it means I'm a slut.
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You are the smartest Kelly I know, which explains two of your three points. The other one, though, it totally didn't click with me either. I'm not in the medical profession, so I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. ;)
Yeah, if it's a book written by guys for guys, it means you're a slut. Guys would never admit to other guys that they value brilliant conversation.
Isn't it nice to have influenced someone in such a positive way - and to know that your influence on her might lead her to be a positive influence on other students down the road ... and so on and so on and so on ... and all that because of Kelly. Wow. Think on that.
Absolute, incontrovertible proof that you make the world a better place ... and not just for horny guys on blind dates.
1. Inspiring someone's future is the highest form of compliment. You rock! ::slap:: 2. Never heard of the book, but I love the show. 3. Both? ;)
um, i could totally slap you too. i'm jealous of your office job, i must say. and the grey's anatomy thing, yeah, totally didn't know that.
Brilliant conversationalist, for sure.
Do you have any idea how cool it is that you inspired a student that much? DO YOU!?!?
Almost every Kelly I ever met was pretty great. Weird eh?
Totally never made the connection with Greys either. Now I can be the smart one! Thanks!
And very, very awesome about the english student. Shivers.
Back in high school and college I had girlfriends named Samantha and Kelly. Neither one was much for conversation.
Closet Metro's comment makes me LOL.
Well, I was going to say that #1 is wonderful, and #3, I'd go with "slut," but I was going to say about #2, "Shhh. I don't think I'd tell that." Because I thought everyone knew that. And I've never watched the show. But now I see that some of the most brilliant minds in blogworld didn't know, so it must just be some obscure flotsam that my brain retained, for no good reason. Jif was a pre-med major, so that book used to lie around a lot, back in the day.
And you are the yonziest yonzie I know, whereby yonziest = smartest, hippest, loveliest, and generally fabulousest. (And thank google you hadn't made the Gray's/Grey's connection either.)
I don't know, Nilbo. I listen to Eminem, get giddy over Target, and giggle at the word loin - I'm thinking those kids had WAY more influence on me than the other way around. But no seriously, it is incredible to have the opportunity not to change lives necessarily but just to impact them in a positive way. It's an amazing job in that regard.
THANK YOU for the slap, mrtl, and for never having heard of the book. And for suggesting that my tongue might have multiple talents. Heh.
I'll take all the slaps I can get, anna. My office job isn't affecting kids' lives for the better, but it's sure as hell affecting mine for the better. And I guess that's the selfish decision, but in my case it's also the healthy one. However, I definitely respect (and in some ways envy) you, as only a fellow teacher can, for staying in the classroom.
Yay! Thanks, lawbrat. Hee.
I think I'm still grasping it, Von. It was a high school English teacher who inspired me to go into teaching, so to have inspired a student myself is...well, it took my breath away for a moment.
That's what I'm here for, Amy - so that others may benefit from my cluelessness. And come to think of it, with every Amy I've known, the A stood for awesome.
Well there you have it, folks. I think CM just called me a slut. ;)
WELL. Now SUSIE just called me a slut! And I honestly thought that it's called Grey's Anatomy because Grey is a doctor who studies anatomy and also she has a lot of sex and thus often reveals her anatomy. (I'm just making myself look more moronic, aren't I? Okay, shutting up now...)
Dont feel bad, I never made the Grey's Anatomy connection either, until your post.
Then again, I think I do live under a rock.
#1 SUCKER! (Did you at least attempt to talk her down from that ledge, my friend?)
#2 And here I was thinking it was a play on that pointless, obscure Steven Soderbergh film! Huh. (oh, I kid! I just didn't want to make you feel bad, yo?)
#3 I want to saaaaaaaaaay... slut? No! Brilliant conversationalist! No, SLUT! No!... Yes! Slut! Definitely. But that's between you and your God.
;)
Kisses! MWAH.
Wait. Grey's a woman?
I totally thought you were going to say your student had decided to stalk John Stamos. English teacher is good to though.
I did not call you a slut. I just used to know a slut named Kelly. Marrying your high school sweetheart pretty much excludes you from sluthood.
I wouldn't have minded meeting you in your single and slutty days, but you didn't have any of those days. Damn.
What was I thinking? I totally didn't mean to call you a slut. I was just talking about the book. YOU, clearly, you're a brilliant conversationalist.
I definitely live under a rock most of the time too, lawbrat.
cat, I didn't have the heart to tell her to TURN TAIL AND RUN!!!!! And have you seriously never seen Grey's Anatomy?! What is your excuse, woman? MWAH to you too!
Ha, Amanda B! I'm definitely an inspiration to Stamos stalkers everywhere.
Oh sure, now Closet Metro and Susie are backtracking and even, dare I say it, sucking up. Pfft. :)
Thanks you so much for the comments you left at Kranki's and Deb's
place. We know Susie sent everyone over to Deb's place and we blove
you for your kindness.
Now if I were not gay. I would marry Jon Stamos in a heart beat!
*tap*
Kelly?
*tap* *tap*
Anybody there?
...
Hello?
Welcome, Nikki! So what you're telling me is that John Stamos' hotness transcends sexuality? I believe it. ;)
I'm here, cat! I'm here!