people in high places are in on the killtaker

so get a load of this.

last week my teacher asked if we minded pushing the due date for a paper from a thursday, to the following tuesday. just as we were all raising our hands (note, ALL, but one), she stopped herself and said, "maybe i should word it this way, who doesn't want me to change the due date?"

so this one kid. a freaking law student. one of those joint degree kids says, "i don't, it's not fair. you advertised the paper due this day, so it's not fair to those of us who planned for this date."

i was completely unnerved.

someone said... "why not just turn it in on thursday then?"

he responded, "it's to my disadvantage to do that."

my teacher, not expecting a dissenting vote agreed to keep the paper due at the original time. i was FUMING. right after that we (all the first years) went to a workshop on resumes... we were all gossiping about this kid. we had to trade our resumes with our neighbor and get feedback. in the rumor mill i heard that mr. "i don't want to change the due date" put the fact that he's a "triathelete" on his resume.

so great, you are applying for a job. they don't care if you can run, swim and bike to work jerk. they want to know what skills you have. only an a-hole puts something like that on his resume.

next tuesday our teacher told the whole class that she had gotten a lot of email about what just transpired, and that she was going to proceed with postponing the due date.... as aaron would say, "in your face." i was so happy. she even said, "i don't want to put anyone on the spot, if you don't agree with this then let me know." i was just waiting for him to say something. because i seriously would've pounced on him. i was only three rows away, but i'm gangly and have got a reach, i definitely would've given him something to think about if he wanted to get sassy in class again.

but he stayed quiet. good thing. sucker would've gotten a mean stink-eye, and perhaps even a black eye.