When I was driving home today I was thinking about how I really truly think that I can do all those things they do in The Matrix and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Spirited Away. Yeah, I can totally hover and bamboo fight and turn into a river spirit.
I really can.
Then I remembered that in 1997 I had a student who had similiar dramatrue beliefs, except what she said was "Hey, Ida, watch me Riverdance!"
Her Riverdancing consisted of sticking her neck way out in a freakish stare of intensity and then yanking her legs fiendishly from side to side in an extreme display of bipeded awkwardness. This was no sneakin' past the priest's house; she was my one-legged grandpa running in place.
Even better is that this same kid revealed her deepest crush to a co-teacher: Little Ms. Strickland was in love with Darth Vader.
"I wanna kiss him right on the mask!"
Posted by Ida at March 6, 2003 04:48 PMOkay, first, My One-Legged Grandpa Running in Place is now my codeword for just about anything and everything. It is the phrase of the week.
Second, that girl with a crush on Darth Vader needs counseling. Cause that shit ain't right.
Posted by: flamingbanjo at March 7, 2003 12:42 PMthat was really kinda funny :)
Posted by: ags at March 8, 2003 06:18 PM