I'm BAAAaaaack...sorta

SO, you know how you can go on those all-liquid-purge-your-system-of-all-impurities diets? That's kinda what I've been doing. I really got into this blogging thing. And then I overdid it. And I needed a purge. So, for the past few weeks, I have read NO blogs, written NO posts, and just Zenned (is that a word?) for a while. I de-toxed, if you will.

I knew something truly funny had to happen for me to be motivated to write a post. Yet nothing truly funny HAS happened. Have I lost my edge? Is my life REALLY this boring, or have I lost the ability find humor in the mundane?

I mean, there is always stories about my students. But those get old.

Or J or the Bug. But I think I'm the only one who finds those funny.

Hey, here's one for ya! Yesterday, I took my friend to help register her at the college I teach at. She's been out of school for a decade, is naturally nervous about going back, and was excited to start this new program.

We get there and are assigned to an advisor. This is a lady I don't know at all. She is short, pudgy, and wearing a button-up shirt 2 sizes too 2 small...so you know what happens to button-up shirts when they are too small, right? And did I mention she was pudgy? So, avoiding looking at that area of her body, I explained why we were there. Oh, and my friend is a single mom and brought her cute 2 year old along to register.

She was feeding her some snacks when our dear Advisor looks at us with ultimate distain and says, "Actually, can you NOT feed her in MY OFFICE?" My friend graciously put the food away, and as a 2 year old does, she started begging for more. The Advisor rolls her eyes and says "UMmm, do you want to take her OUT and feed her? Then we could try this again." My friend explained that wouldn't be necessary and asked if we could shut the office door to keep her from running away (her little girl, not my friend, though I wouldn't have blamed her at this point. I was close to running myself.) The Advisor then replied "NO. I like it OPEN."

So how do you guys feel about this? I mean, to me, and advisor is the first point of contact when you go back to school. They are supposed to be the students' advocate. Right? Or am I pissed off for no good reason? I mean, I am SERIOUSLY bothered by this woman. To the point where I want to write her boss a letter and put my own job on the line.

What say all ye? (Or all ye who didn't abandon me during my detox).