h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

"Nothing," I replied to my professor. it.... I knew I wouldn't easily get away with that paper I wrote. It was the only w*rk we had handed in for his class... and I wasn't very motivated for it, and only wrote about one and a half drafts...

He said he wanted to talk to me in his office...

. I knew I'd probably be in tears within a couple hours: "I expected more from you; you're a writing major, and one of the two seniors in my class. It's really sad you slacked off your final semester," I thought I'd hear.

.... He did talk to me about my paper.

And it did make me ing teary.

He had very strong praise for it. And this man is blunt and will tell you your brain is dead and you need to learn how to wipe your if he's so inclined. One day we didn't have class because only a third of us showed up: "I hear all the time HOW MUCH you LOVE this class, and wouldn't miss it for anything!!! Where the is everyone, then!?? You make sure everyone comes to this class or you are all getting F's. this."

And then he left.

Aye.

LEFT!!! And he was NOT kidding about failing us.

So I was ready to expose a few entrails.... when... ::teary:: he not only said great things about my paper, he wanted to know when I was graduating and-- could I be his TA next semester!??

That morning I'd been kicking around an idea from last spring-- to do volunteer w*rk to fend off emotional/spiritual death from w*rking retail and doing little else. I was just starting to seek something that I would be proud of, that would be good for my future...

What

better

than

this!??

.... I've been so stinkin' lucky. I love how God works.

Glad to know things are OK for you!

Regards,
Don Malvado, the emotionaly/spiritualy dead

Talent will out. Maybe if you'd redrafted your work it would have destroyed those little genius imperfections that give it a true voice.

Dragonfly, *all* of us get lucky breaks nw and then. What separates the men from the boys (and the women from the girls) is that *some* of us are prepared to make use of those brreaks when they come.

Your mind is always full of ideas, *and* you put them into action. You're one of the world's workers.

So, don't be *too* modest. You've earned this one.

Thats great.. SHE does have a way of giving us just what we need when we most need it doesnt SHE

S/He, indeed.

all

It really has a lot to do with luck and timing. It really does. I'm ing lucky I've been able to go to college, and I've been able to have the time and energy to put into it!!!

And I COULD take credit for being smart, but that too, is a bit of luck...

It make sense that "Luck" is a lady doesn't it>

Aye, good luck there, Dragonfly. This sounds like exactly the type of thing that'd be good for you (I only seem to be in town to see your unfortunate journal entries....not sure how I miss all of the good ones).

Regardless, this sounds like fantastic news! Also shows that you've got some good talent.

I just hope that the movie script I handed in to a professor yesterday will meet with a response that's a fourth as good as what you got....I should've done more work on it...

:;sings::
Luck be a lady tonight!!!

(OOOO!!! I GOT MY TAROT OF MERMAIDS!!! THEY ARE SOOOO CUTE AND GORGEOUS AND I LOOOOOVE THEM!!! SOOOO MUCH!!! )


... Hi Affy!!! No worries about what journals you're in town for, love!!!....professors can be surprising!!! Who knows what your prof will say/think!?? What kind of script is it!??

.... I almost delayed school this semester, too. I only met/took this prof's class because I HAD TO in order to graduate (you may remember my advisor and I miscalculated my credits last fall).

::sigh::

And....

Ok.

I can't believe I'm actually getting embarrassed!!!

It's a kind of blending between action and comedy. And no, it's not an action with heavy comic relief, nor is it a comedy fashioned to be a kind of action movie farce. It's just both at the same time.

Unfortunately, the first episode was a bit weirder than I'd hoped. Dealt too much with martial arts and ninjas, and not enough with government conspiracies, cowboys, or the like.

And the mere setting automatically takes points away from the "traditional" script enthusiast. I just liked it because I started it with a murder, which is a bit dark for my tastes so I thought it'd be a good exercise....should've exercised before I got to the final exam, though....