old and crotchety

the other day one of my students asked me what some of my favorite nightclubs are. i had to laugh and say "what are nightclubs? i don't go to nightclubs." he didn't believe me. students stop believing their teachers after elementary school. by the time they reach high school, they are convinced we tell nothing but lies.

so i had to convince him otherwise. i always joke with my students that i'm an old lady in 25 year-old skin, but there's sadly a lot of truth to that statement. the proof is in the pudding:

i consider any time past 8:30 "the middle of the night." i'm usually in bed, fast asleep by this time. the word on the street is nightclubs aren't even open at 8:30.

jeopardy is one of my favorite shows. and it has been since high school. i'm pretty sure the show's target audience is not 16 year olds, but that stinkin' trebek sucks me right in. even worse, the interview portion of the show is my favorite. while others cringe and change the channel during the awkward interaction, i looooove it. i wish the interview would last longer.

i repeat myself. a lot. i'll tell the same story over and over again and expect you to be impressed every time. my bad. sorry if you've ever been one of my victims. next time i start to ramble on, feel free to tell me to put a sock in it.

rap music is like a foreign language to me. don't get me wrong, i'll listen to rap music. but i simply cannot decipher what the artists are saying. they could be speaking mongolian for all i know. do mongolians have their own language? i am fairly certain that there have been times when i've tried to repeat rap lyrics and i have unknowingly offended an entire population of people. my deepest apologies.

i wear one-piece bathing suits. no further explanation necessary.

what about you? please tell me i'm not the only one.