Instead I will say that right now I am working on the best project ever. You see, I am currently working on my Masters Degree in Education (I should graduate in May '07). Anyway. The course I am currently taking is on Adolescent Literature.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: the best part of teaching high school (and in particular, teaching 9th grade English) is that I can buy and read all the young adult fiction that I want without feeling weird about it. I'm simply finding literature for my kids! Yes!

Anyway, so for my course we have to do these "creative book talks" where we talk about five (or seven) award-winning books centered around a particular theme (or written by a certain author. whatever). I have chosen to present on LGBT-centered young adult literature. Tomorrow I present. VERY exciting!

I just worry sometimes that my classmates will roll their eyes. Instead of being the token angry black woman who always chips in with the "black perspective" I am the quirkily joyful dyke who always chips in with news from the queerfront.

I probably just offended all 2 of the people who might read this.

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I really miss living in a place where I have friends. My social circle here in New York consists of my roommates and other teachers. And one other friend with whom I have some bizarre sexual tension.

In college, I didn't necessarily have a ton of friends but I had the standard 3 tiers:
tier 1: the people who you see almost (if not) daily, drunk or sober
tier 2: the people you see pretty much every weekend, good drinking buddies
tier 3: the people you see at least once a month, maybe you just run into them in bars. but you always make sure to invite them if you're having a party, and they always invite you to their parties.

Are other people familiar with this tier system?
Well, now it's totally gone. And I really miss my Tier 1 and Tier 2 "crew."

Things will probably be getting better in the next few months, though. My best friend (t1, obviously) is moving here next month for graduate school. Five other friends (all t3) are moving into the city between now and september, too. And we'll be each other's pals.

But none of them are homos.
I need some homos.
Especially girl ones.

I just miss having a nice group of friends who'll get together and go out to the bar on a friday or saturday night. I miss having "our favorite bar." And so I'll have that group of friends soon (because all of my friends are lushes).
But now that I live in a place with ample queer watering holes, I want a regular lesbogroup to go with. I guess I will just have to deal.