Greetings from the worst blogger in history.
I know, everytime I come back, I make the same apologies and promises. So, shall I stop? I think I shall. I'll only say that I will honestly try and be a better blogger in the future.
So, what's new, you ask. Well, technically, there's nothing new under the sun (or at least that's what my mama told me), but there have been interesting events since they last time I've stopped by.
1. Deidre McCalla- a lesbian, feminist, mother, musician, African-American stopped by lil ole Springfield. She definitely had some interesting things to say about the world. But then again, when you're living in a world so interesting, isn't anything you say about it interesting? (Perhaps the student of the world's most boring current affairs professor can answer that.) It's always nice to see the University trying to show respect for others by bringing all sorts of people to campus. And even if I don't agree with everything she said (which is not rare), I definitely do appreciate that she was here to say it.
2. Spring Break- ode to a broke 1st-year graduate student. Alas, I simply headed home to Chicago for my Spring Break. Nothing waaaaaay out of the ordinary, but it is always nice to go home to a city with deep-dish pizza, quality Chinese food, and public buses that run past 6 p.m.
3. My friend, whom I shall call "Nikki V." got a new couch! (She lives off-campus. She's a real big girl.) It has two sections, is very spacey, and is made of the most beautiful and rich crimson fabric I've ever seen! I so did enjoy laying lazily upon it while watching the worst movie ever made. (Note to Master P: You must cease all theatrical activities at once!)
4. I spoke at a press conference. A+ Illinois, an organization that advocates school funding reform, asked me to speak at their press conference for their new campaign called, "Vote for an A+ Illinois: Don’t Fail Us Now." (Well, actually my friend Liz who works for them asked me to speak, if you wanna get all technical about it.) As a proud product of the Chicago Public School system, it was only my joy to say, "hey, remember when Whitney said, 'I believe the children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way?' Well, she wasn't lying."
(http://www.aplusillinois.org/index.asp)
5. The Guerrilla Girls presentation on campus. Ok, so you got me. That's actually not happening until TOMORROW, but aren't you glad that I'm reminding you. Come on out and join them. Hey, your tuition dollars are paying for it!
Well, that's all for now folks. See ya soon! Hopefully...
