America is now given over to a damned mob of scribbling women. (N. Hawthorne)
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Out out damn strep!
I, the invincible, the healthy, the girl who possibly hates doctors more than anyone you know, willingly went to the doctor yesterday. I have ... strep throat.
I am a 28-year-old single feminist who dabbles in a little bit of, well, everything. I am a freak for great books, good music, and excellent movies. I love teaching and am currently teaching seven (7) English courses. I have a Yorkshire terrier (and if Bitch PhD didn't have the copyright for it, I would totally call her Pseudonymous Dog or PD. As it is, I probably won't refer to her often so I think we're safe. I love to write and hope that this blog adds a little bit to my own life (as well as any readers). I plan to talk (or post) about my daily life as well as any issues that I feel I have enough knowledge about to extrapolate upon. Suggestions always welcome.
... the Ovarian Theory of Literature, or, rather, its complement, the Testicular Theory. A recent camp follower ... of this explicit theory is ... Norman Mailer, who has attributed his own gift, and the literary gift in general, solely and directly to the possession of a specific pair of organs. One writes with these organs, Mailer has said ... and I have always wondered with what shade of ink he manages to do it. - Cynthia Ozick
1 comment:
Poor thing! Get well soon.
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