things that

...irritate me:
lanny davis
academic rumor mills
fucked-up faculty retreats
insecure women who lash out at other women
monsanto
hillary clinton's advocates on cnn
gas prices
homophobic, racist assaults on tender students on our campus by other students


...please me:
my parents
mexican oil cloth
my accomplished friends
my honors' students incredible final exams
my non-honors' students very cool 'zine, 45056
pop-up dots of glue