One of my students is stopping by shortly; he's doing an independent study with me on cyberpunk and class issues. We'll be discussing Neuromancer (Gibson) and Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (Doctorow) today. Did I mention, I love my job?

(Any suggested can't-miss reading is also welcome. Not theory, though; we're sticking to primary sources for this. Okay, fine, an essay or two would be great, but not super-dense ones.)

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I love being critiqued by Benjamin because he inevitably points out the major flaws in my book. I hate being critiqued by Benjamin because he inevitably points out the major flaws in my book.

He also tends to psychoanalyze me in the process, which I suspect is a good thing, but is also damnably uncomfortable at times. And yet, I keep asking for more. :-)

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Hey, this is cool. I'm Geek Woman of the Week! :-)

Also, Ben is here, and playing Angry Birds Star Wars with Anand. It's totally charming.

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It's a good sign, right, when reading your own story makes you cry?

#noonewarnedmeproofingwouldbesoemotional

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Just took a break from proofing to weed. (Gardening mixed with writing is better for my back.) Pulled up about a hundred garlic mustard plants from the backyard (front yard has been kept more under control :-) ), some of them taller than me. Huzzah for weeding right after a thunderstorm; no way I could have just pulled them out otherwise.

I thought about saving some to try in salad, but didn't have the energy to cope with it given imminent departure for WisCon. But don't worry -- I'm sure they'll be back. I will say, that's the best smelling basket of weeds I've ever encountered.

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