Hello Students.
Professor: Here
So, first let me apologize for my recent absense. When last we met, I was on my way to Albuquerque for the Pop Culture Conference. We had a really good time there and met some fantastic folks from Manchester, England. I spent most of my time hanging out with them and wishing I lived in the UK. But then it was time to go back to Roswell USA and so I did.
For the last week or so, I have been trying to catch up with work. No fun. I have also started on two projects: Laundry Reclamation Project (LRP) and Office Organization Ordeal (OOO my goodness!!!). I don't know about you, but for some reason The Professor has a lot of clothing. I mean like tons. Some of it is more recent and some goes way back to The Professor's childhood days. Also, my secret headquarters...not so big. My plan is to organize all of the clothing and donate the stuff that is so old there is no way I'll ever fit into it again (or stylistically, there's just no way). My main problem so far is that I have a small stackable washer dryer and I am a large man. So, it takes a good amount of time to get a very little bit of it done. Add to it the amount of clothing that needs to be washed for my weekly wardrobe and it seems impossible.
The OOO project is going a bit smoother. The office itself was reorganized by my workstudy earlier the semester, but everything still needs a once over to be filed in the proper place. The biggest headache is the computer. I have thousands upon thousands of files that need organization. Up until now I have relied on my super memory to locate things when I need them, but I have reached my storage capacity and now can not remember anything new. So, my plan is to organize, clear my memory of all of that info and start anew.
Besides that, lots of other stuff going on, but more about that later.
Dismissed!!!
Monday, February 25, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Pop Culture Conference
Hello Students.
Professor: Here.
So...this week the Professor and Sidekick are off to the enchanting city of Albuquerque, the Duke City, for the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Conference. I began attentding this conference about 6 years ago whilst I was working on my PhD. at UTD and had a blast. The first talk I gave there was about humor in Postmodern Theatre and I was on a panel with good friends Daniel Bartlett and Jay Ingrao. Now, years later, because of the hardwork and dedication of Sidekick, there is actually a theatre portion for the conference (which he is chairing).
Although it's only a stone's throw from Roswell USA (and by the way...a stone's throw to folks out here is a 4 hour drive) it's still a nice getaway at a typically fun conference. I don't know if I'll attend any of these particular panels, but here are some of my favorite paper titles on the schedule:
"American Women Explore Sexual Desire in Italy"
(uh...let me know when the Italian women do that here!)
"There’s Always Some Killing You Got to Do Around the Farm: The Monstrous Hillbilly in Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"
"The Dead and the Frugal: Buffy, Angel, and the Economics of Demon Slaying"
(uh...because nothing is more realistic for our economy then killing demons)
"Karate Chopping Feminism: Miss Piggy, Feminism and The Muppet Show"
(she gave plus models a leg up)
"The Gendered Palate: The Role of Women in Japanese Culinary Comic Books"
(who knew?)
"Knitterati: West Coast Knitting Culture"
(again...who knew?)
"Will the Real Lamb Stew Please Stand Up: A Question of Authenticity"
(where do you think Obama and McCain stand on this?)
" The Power of the Rod: How Wands Function as Phallic Symbols in Harry Potter"
(see...it's much more than just blasphemous anti religious propaganda!)
and...
"The Cowboy Hat: Icon of America and Texas"
(giddy-up!)
So you think about those for a while and I'll be back to let y'all know how it all went down.
Dismissed!!!
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Godspell
Hello Students
Professor: here.
Many of you ask..."Professor, what are you doing to keep yourself so busy these days?" As if fighting crime and teaching (sometimes the same thing) isn't enough to rule out much of a social life, I figured I'd share with you a new endeavor.
The craziness of theatre has rutured to the Professor's life. For those who know me, you know I teach acting and direct theatrical performances from an undisclosed location somewhere deep in the desert of New Mexico. Well, this time I have teamed up with a long time crime fighting pal to put up GODSPELL, the musical. Last November I directed DOUBT: A Parable. Some of you thought it ironic for someone with my religous backround to be doing a show that's setting was a catholic church, so being involved with GODSPELL, basically a musical about the book of Matthew should either be no surprise or a bigger one.
For this show I will be serving as Assistant Director. Now I know what you are thinking: demotion!?!? Not really. I just thought that since I have never been involved in a musical in any capacity (except for some shows where we had live music, and of course playing music myself), this would be a really good way to get to see first hand how it's done. It will be directed by Dallas Jeffers-Pollei and the musical director is Crystal Jeffers, both of whom have tons of theatre, music and musical theatre experience.
It will be a great show and I recommend everyone coming to see it. It goes up April 10-13 at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell. For those of you who have come out for our shows before, hopefully you have seen them get better and better. This will be no different. It will be the best we have done.
So there you have it. So when the Professor signal goes off and I am nowhere to be found until mid-april, you'll know where to find me...in the theatre!!!
Dismissed!!
Professor: here.
Many of you ask..."Professor, what are you doing to keep yourself so busy these days?" As if fighting crime and teaching (sometimes the same thing) isn't enough to rule out much of a social life, I figured I'd share with you a new endeavor.
The craziness of theatre has rutured to the Professor's life. For those who know me, you know I teach acting and direct theatrical performances from an undisclosed location somewhere deep in the desert of New Mexico. Well, this time I have teamed up with a long time crime fighting pal to put up GODSPELL, the musical. Last November I directed DOUBT: A Parable. Some of you thought it ironic for someone with my religous backround to be doing a show that's setting was a catholic church, so being involved with GODSPELL, basically a musical about the book of Matthew should either be no surprise or a bigger one.
For this show I will be serving as Assistant Director. Now I know what you are thinking: demotion!?!? Not really. I just thought that since I have never been involved in a musical in any capacity (except for some shows where we had live music, and of course playing music myself), this would be a really good way to get to see first hand how it's done. It will be directed by Dallas Jeffers-Pollei and the musical director is Crystal Jeffers, both of whom have tons of theatre, music and musical theatre experience.
It will be a great show and I recommend everyone coming to see it. It goes up April 10-13 at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell. For those of you who have come out for our shows before, hopefully you have seen them get better and better. This will be no different. It will be the best we have done.
So there you have it. So when the Professor signal goes off and I am nowhere to be found until mid-april, you'll know where to find me...in the theatre!!!
Dismissed!!
Monday, February 4, 2008
Super Brawl
Hello Students.
Professor: here.
I don't know if any of you folks heard about this, but supossedly there were three men gunned down outside a bar last night after what witnesses said was an argument about the superbowl. I know what you are thinking...what a stupid thing to kill somebody (or bodies) over. And trust me, The Professor agrees. But...I am certainly surprised not to see this kind of thing happen more often. How many of us have our favorite sports team that we root heavily for? I know I do. And I've certainly FELT like killing some ignorant fans of other teams as they rub it in about how much better their team is then my own. I think there is a natural, inherent, human response to that kind of talk: wanting to rip the other guys throat out. Of course I would never actually do that, but the feeling is there.
And why do we have that feeling? Is it because we live vicariously through our sports heroes? Is it that they represent our home town? Do they represent what many of us might be missing in our own lives? A victory bigger then life? Maybe it all comes down to money: fantasy league got you down? Whatever it is, it is strong and as sad as it is that three people needlessly dies last night due to a game, I still got to wonder how it wasn't more.
Heck, now I can't wait for the Oscars! If Ellen Page doesn't win...there will be blood!!!!
Dismissed
Professor: here.
I don't know if any of you folks heard about this, but supossedly there were three men gunned down outside a bar last night after what witnesses said was an argument about the superbowl. I know what you are thinking...what a stupid thing to kill somebody (or bodies) over. And trust me, The Professor agrees. But...I am certainly surprised not to see this kind of thing happen more often. How many of us have our favorite sports team that we root heavily for? I know I do. And I've certainly FELT like killing some ignorant fans of other teams as they rub it in about how much better their team is then my own. I think there is a natural, inherent, human response to that kind of talk: wanting to rip the other guys throat out. Of course I would never actually do that, but the feeling is there.
And why do we have that feeling? Is it because we live vicariously through our sports heroes? Is it that they represent our home town? Do they represent what many of us might be missing in our own lives? A victory bigger then life? Maybe it all comes down to money: fantasy league got you down? Whatever it is, it is strong and as sad as it is that three people needlessly dies last night due to a game, I still got to wonder how it wasn't more.
Heck, now I can't wait for the Oscars! If Ellen Page doesn't win...there will be blood!!!!
Dismissed
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