The wife goes to school.

On Monday, I brought Mindy (with Rachel in tow) to school with me.  She got to experience first hand my Form and Tech of Fiction class.  (Special thanks to Danita Berg, who let Mindy and Rachel sit in.)  I think Mindy was rather surprised to see that we had to write “on command.”  The prof says this is what you write on, go…and well you go.  Mindy got to see the crazy Buddhist wanna be out there doing his thing in front of Cooper Hall, she got to experience parking light, and she had some of the over priced Subway food.  Mindy also got to meet the crazy folks I go to class with.  I would say it was a good day. 

I have a piece of work that I may be entering into some contests pretty soon.  It is a really good short story piece.  Let’s see if I can be a “published” author before my senior year.  This particular work got an “A,” which is not a given in my writing class.  So, we shall see.  I may submit it to the “Thread.”  The “Thread” is USF’s English Department Literary Mag. 

USF has just created another program of interest to me.  New for 2008 is an MFA in Creative Writing.  An MFA is a little more rigorous than an MA but is not quite as rigorous as a PhD.  The MFA is designed as a terminal degree and is not usually a path to a PhD.  However, the MFA in Creative Writing is sufficient to teach at the university level.  A PhD in Creative Writing is extremely rare.  Many of the profs in the Creative Writing program at USF have MFAs from other universities.  I find this option intriguing.  I will look more closely at this program in my senior year.  What is really good about this program; you can teach Comp I classes while you are pursuing the MFA.  This means that you get paid for teaching and an 80% break on tuition. 

 In other news: 

Chris will be Elvis this year.  He was the best Elvis for the job in the school Christmas play.  Mindy gets the job of shaping his hair.  Good luck!

Final exams in 2 weeks.  Brit Lit will be the killer.  I expect that, despite all the problems with Brit Lit, I will maintain a 3.0 GPA this term.  Anything less would be uncivilized!

Boston Lobster Feast…   I don’t know what brought that place to mind, but oh how delicious and oh how messy.  All you can eat lobster, crab, shrimp, everything….  The only catch, you have to get the meat out of the shell yourself and out of the tail yourself.  It has been a long, long time since we have been there.  Too long to be sure!  If you are ever in Orlando, check it out.  For the cost of one lobster at Red Lobster, you can eat as many as you like at this place.  Why am I writing about it?  I have no clue.  I just feel in the mood for some sweet lobster.

House is on now.  It is 9:19pm.  Diagnosis expected at 9:55pm.

Enjoy the week!

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.   -Charles Dickens