Book talks
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sabrinamariI have so much to process and I really want to type but I am very, very tired. I think we are all getting sick. But still, I feel strangely happy and hopeful. : )
I did three book talks in a friend's three classes. I'd forgotten how physically and emotionally hard it is to teach three classes on the same day----very, very draining. Dear gods, how do people do it?
The talks went really well. I teared up in each one when I talked about Nini's death. Someone in each class asked about it.. Somehow, I didn't expect that. But of course I talk about her so much and it's clear how much she means to me, so they all wanted to know if she was still alive.
The students were very interested...I was surprised that they were so gripped. But this was at Bloomfield College, right next to Newark, and they understood much of what I was talking about and they live right next door. So it seems reasonable that they care so much.
The thing that surprised me the most: it didn't occur to me that they would want me to sign their books. But it happened in every class. After the first class, I purposely left ten minutes for that and we still went over each time. I tried to write something different in each book.
Tired but very happy.
Hey, and I got to wear Nerina's motorcycle jacket and show everyone the little red AIDS ribbon she painted in nail polish hidden on the inside.
I did three book talks in a friend's three classes. I'd forgotten how physically and emotionally hard it is to teach three classes on the same day----very, very draining. Dear gods, how do people do it?
The talks went really well. I teared up in each one when I talked about Nini's death. Someone in each class asked about it.. Somehow, I didn't expect that. But of course I talk about her so much and it's clear how much she means to me, so they all wanted to know if she was still alive.
The students were very interested...I was surprised that they were so gripped. But this was at Bloomfield College, right next to Newark, and they understood much of what I was talking about and they live right next door. So it seems reasonable that they care so much.
The thing that surprised me the most: it didn't occur to me that they would want me to sign their books. But it happened in every class. After the first class, I purposely left ten minutes for that and we still went over each time. I tried to write something different in each book.
Tired but very happy.
Hey, and I got to wear Nerina's motorcycle jacket and show everyone the little red AIDS ribbon she painted in nail polish hidden on the inside.
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Date: 2011-10-04 05:44 pm (UTC)And I am entirely serious. It struck me that maybe it's just so blatantly obvious to everyone that it never crossed anyone's mind to just tell you. It'd be like saying, "Hey, Sabri - you've got a chin." So this isn't Being Nice, or Cheering You Up, or anything like that. You are - and are known for being - charismatic, and it's something you probably ought to be told about.