Dream realized

I got this in the mail today:


It would appear the lovely people at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York have dubbed me a professor. Who needs to complete advanced degrees and actually hired? Not this guy.

Really, all I can figure is that since I recently joined the MLA (as a student, mind you) it is assumed that I am on the other end of the education spectrum.

Needless to say, this new title delighted me and quickly founds its way to my facebook profile picture.

I suppose I should get back to this paper about Granny Weatherall so that I may be able to be a professor in the real world, not just in the imaginary land of Bard College.

ps--I realize I should probably be less cavalier about posting my address on the internet but I'm not.

I'm a member!

So in my continuing effort to be a ridiculous nerd, I joined the MLA the other day. I had never really thought about it before, but when I discovered that, as a graduate student, I could join for an annual fee of only $20 I couldn't resist. With my membership, I get several theoretical publications sent to me as well as quarterly MLA newsletters and discounted book deals. Above all, I get the chance to submit an abstract to get it accepted for presentation at the annual MLA conference. I really don't know how many non-PhDs get to present there, but it's worth the shot. It would boost my CV along with my nerd status.

I've really nothing to say beyond that. I'm still pretty excited to be a member.