"But I can't help the feeling I could blow through the ceiling if I just turn and run, and it wears me out, it wears me out, it wears me out, it wears me out. And if I could be who you wanted, if I could be who you wanted, all the time, all the time, ohhh...ohh..." ~radiohead

I went to go hear Joyce Carol Oates speak last night and she was freakin' fantastic. She's so funny, and her sense of humor comes across much more strongly when you're listening to her speak rather than simply reading her writing. I got her to sign another book for me, too.

One of my students wrote this. He's failing English class, yet he has this incredibly long, dense philosophical piece published online. Read it. I don't agree with everything he says, but I seriously can't believe he's such a talented writer and is failing English. The kid is brilliant.