grammargirl
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Unappreciated teacher |
| Location | Florida, United States |
| Introduction | Diasporic academic, awash in secondary education. I assign classic canon novels that teach kids of color to believe that no one that ever looked like them wrote anything worthwhile. I teach girls that the only thing they ever did that was brilliant was "To Kill a Mockingbird." I listen to teachers in the lounge each day as they gab about Anna Nicole, pore over Fox news, and wonder why there isn't a White History month with straight faces. I'm ashamed of them and of my country. I try to teach myself, daily, that being a glorified babysitter is a mere stop on the career trail and that the literary fodder that I glean all day long is actually pretty darn funny. Coffee is my anti-drug. |
| Interests | I'm interested in making it through my day with minimal war scars. |
| Favorite Movies | Harry Potter, Best in Show, Spellbound (the documentary) |
| Favorite Music | Fleetwood Mac, Sting, Dar Williams, 80s, Alex Parks, Avril, Alanis, Sarah McLachlan, Cowboy Junkies, Violent Femmes, Jesus and Mary Chain |
| Favorite Books | Harry Potter, Caucasia, Running Fiercely Toward a High Thin Sound |
Compose the lyrics to a new national anthem that features an animal sound at least once:
Oh, evil axis, Oh embarrassing cesspool of greed, Meow. Meow. Please stop crushing us into dirt, yeah yeah, meow.