if a teacher talks and her students look like they listen, does anyone actually hear anything?

i'm taking a break from marking exams to bring you this from the sewer of my mind.

a student confided the other day that he would like to learn more about viagra because he thinks if a healthy young guy took it, he "could have sex for, like, twelve hours, dude!" like, dude! there's a time and place for you to talk about that stuff, and IT ISN'T IN MY CLASS! i can watch trashy television if i want to hear that crap. i mean, really, do i LOOK that approachable? do you really think i want to hear about your teenage sexual angst?! trust me, I DON'T.

i have decided to stay put in my house for next year. there are yucky things about it, but the yuckiest thing of all is moving out at the end of the month.

it has been raining FOREVER. The rain is new in the last 10 years or so. thank you global warming. i think the ice on the fjord will break up very soon. ice changes colour a few times before it breaks up: it starts very pale coloured, then it turns very dark, then it turns light again, and then it breaks up. it has to do with the density of the ice and the water that is eating away from the top (sunshine and rain) and the bottom (sea currents). in any case, the fact that the break-up is imminent does not stop daredevils from jumping puddles with their skidoos.

my temper is short. only three weeks left (not EVEN!) and the rain is getting to me. plus, my janitor is stalking me. sort of following me around and staring at me. creepy.