mizarchivist

I have reconsidered with the assistance of Miss plumtreeblossom 's discussion in her blog. No zombie march on Easter for me. I'm not Christian, but I'd like to not put such a bad name to zombie activities that they're not welcome anymore. I really hope they reschedule. I have an awesome fake book and everything (that looks like it's sprouting from my head). Oh, and even quiet_elegance  agrees it's a dickish maneuver, and he's often my tempering voice of reason. And if he of the not remotely PC thinks it's a bad plan, it really is.

My first Paul & Storm, Jonathan Coulton show = really super-fantastic-awesome. I loved both sets. Nerd rock rocks. Soooo many familiar faces in the audience, including one woman I have never spoken to, but have seen on the red line. Thank the gods Robin had a stash of already downloaded JoCo at work, so I listened to 3/4 of his set this morning and afternoon. Also, he Rick-Rolled us. Bastard! But in a good way.

I am not very subtle on many levels. This early morning's dream featured a spreading zombie problem. They weren't fast moving, but they were dedicated to rooting out any living humans. I had to keep moving to keep from getting 'et. Also, I had missed the first week of school thus far, it was a school day somewhere in the second week and I was having a really hard time getting to campus. It felt like high school again. People kept arguing that I might as well just skip til Monday- (dreamtime being set at Thursday, I believe) so really wouldn't it just be easier that way? My mom was not writing me a note, I don't think- so arriving without even that much was going to cause a lot of trouble, but I really was determined. All the while: zombies.

Little wonder I'm feeling very twitchy and hoping to make more progress on teaching for Saturday. I have 8 students now, 4 of whom have written in response to my request to tell me who they are and what they want from this class. If I don't hear from at least 3 more by the end of the afternoon, I will likely call them.

What is getting me about this class is that much of it really does depend on the individual's experience using primary sources. "How do you find primary sources?" is a question. Well, that depends. What kind are you looking for? Where have you looked? How have you asked? Whom have you asked? How willing were you to go to the place to look at stuff? ... deep breath.... I'm SO nervous. I expect I'll never offer this class in this format again. The stress of knowing they're paying over 100 bucks to hear me talk. God. Definitely feeling like what I've got to say isn't worth that.  But, too late now. I have emailed all of them to indicate that I'm emphasizing collaboration. There's really so much to choose from-- :P more deep breaths. This, too, shall pass. I know I'll be OK. I can think pretty well on my feet and I still have 4 work days to overcompensate prepare.

Try... 4? Zombies!

Here's the one pic I've picked up just from trolling Flickr for Boston  and  Zombie. Bey and I are SO PRETTY!!!
Hopefully more will turn up eventually.

Ok. plumtreeblossom pointed me to the zombie march on Saturday (12th). I heard about this last year. I must do this! Mandate, imperative, whatever. Is anyone else likely to participate? It starts at 6:30 in Davis and shuffles to Harvard.
There's a plan to hit Goodwill or Salvation Army tonight to see about getting an ensemble that can be zombified. I'm hoping for a prom dress (will be worn w/ Combat Boots, methinks).
More important that that is the need for fake blood, pastifying and darkifying makeup that one normally has on stage. Since it's not Halloween, I can't imagine where they'd sell that in stores. Pointers towards that would be helpful. I'm not trusting online delivery to be fast enough at this stage of things.
I'm also figuring I'll head back to Davis when it's over to retrieve the vehicle, then scamper to the evening's party.