publicly 'naked' :-)
Well, today I had the real version of those dreams where you are in your class teaching naked. Though fully clothed (phew!) I arrived this morning blissfully aware that Geordan was teaching... only to be disabused of the notion at twenty-to nine... when the class starts at quarter to!! Yikes. Nightmare. Quick run across, printed off old notes, ran back to teach - LIKE A WAKING BAD DREAM!! Pretty hilarious though!
Been reading Julian Barnes' latest - Arthur and George. I am a fan, and this is so well written I can sense the doom approaching - quite thought provoking really - about assumptions of 'place' and how you fit in (or not). This subject has come up quite often of late - partly because of the contrast between being a british citizen (which I am), having a strange accent (also true) and never knowing quite where you belong. I think that may be a common experience - even for those whose cultural identity if more solid, but it can be disconcerting to realise - all over again - that acceptance is only so deep. I actually find that in some places being 'not english' gives me an entry point - and the almost sub-concious adjustment of my accent is quite revealing (I realise that more and more)... so I sound queen like in the US, half-british in a lot of countries, and quite Canadian on the Newbank estate in Longsight.
Yesterday it was bitter out, and Lynn and I were trawling the estate for our feasability study... (so far demonstating exactly what we knew - there is a need to care for children, teens are ignored, and adults are scared). While there though I had the pleasure of seeing on of our 'lads'. Does anyone remember Kyle? He's just 'out' and trying to 'sort himself out' - his brother and their friend are still inside - Kyle has always been lovely [to us] - and was one of the 'baker boys' - cornflake pie and custard. I did the study with him, and he told me that 'the lads need something, you know, something to keep them out of trouble.' It was such a joy to see him - I think that God willing, Kyle could one day be a minister. I hope for him.
Been reading Julian Barnes' latest - Arthur and George. I am a fan, and this is so well written I can sense the doom approaching - quite thought provoking really - about assumptions of 'place' and how you fit in (or not). This subject has come up quite often of late - partly because of the contrast between being a british citizen (which I am), having a strange accent (also true) and never knowing quite where you belong. I think that may be a common experience - even for those whose cultural identity if more solid, but it can be disconcerting to realise - all over again - that acceptance is only so deep. I actually find that in some places being 'not english' gives me an entry point - and the almost sub-concious adjustment of my accent is quite revealing (I realise that more and more)... so I sound queen like in the US, half-british in a lot of countries, and quite Canadian on the Newbank estate in Longsight.
Yesterday it was bitter out, and Lynn and I were trawling the estate for our feasability study... (so far demonstating exactly what we knew - there is a need to care for children, teens are ignored, and adults are scared). While there though I had the pleasure of seeing on of our 'lads'. Does anyone remember Kyle? He's just 'out' and trying to 'sort himself out' - his brother and their friend are still inside - Kyle has always been lovely [to us] - and was one of the 'baker boys' - cornflake pie and custard. I did the study with him, and he told me that 'the lads need something, you know, something to keep them out of trouble.' It was such a joy to see him - I think that God willing, Kyle could one day be a minister. I hope for him.
posted by erdreid at 11:28
6 Comments:
For your information- I liked his music before I had any idea what he looked like. And he's SO not my type - you know that. Entirely too effeminate for my tastes. Thats really encouraging about Kyle.
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I'm sure it was a brilliant lecture nonetheless.
i have a julien barnes book (love etc) that i bought cheap off a library but i've never been sure whether to read it or not. i only bought it cause i remember a friend reading 'the history os the world in 12 &1/2 chapters' or something like that. so the question is should i take it off my bookshelf and read it?
do we remember kyle? how could we not.
yes. lets get coffee. and will you PLEASE stop telling people about the desperate housewives quiz?!! it was supposed to be our little secret.
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Steve... that's hilarious... I too have that same book and have not yet read it.
that is funny............
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