Oh, And One More Thing (The Last For Today)

Also, I realize that I could do things that would maybe cause others to take me more seriously (e.g. not have a blog that screams "pink," not wear rainbow brite tee shirts, not wear a nose stud), but the truth is, generally silliness makes me happy. I don't want to be a pretentious academic who takes herself way too seriously, although I do take my field and my work seriously. I exult in colour (another British celebration) and popular culture and laughter and glitter and suffering and sadness. But I don't want to give up on those things. I want to be someone who can be comfortable wearing glittery make-up and still quote (or maybe misquote) Latin, you know? This is who I am, and I like this about me. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.