3 wierds

all three hour seminars, once a week.

class one: taught by one of today's leading contemporary theologians. we come to class having read the piece and sit around and discuss. mostly the prof talking stream of consciousness. pauses to laugh at own jokes but class doesn't ever get them so prof only one laughing. prof usually talks in a tone that says - Im so increadibly bored with this material and with you, kill me now. which is how most of us feel. sidelong glances, eyes rolling, smirks. a friend tells me i should interrupt prof to ask prof what s/he thinks about Prince (yes, as in the artist formerly know as...). This is in reference to a class last quarter w/ another prof where we in fact did spend half the class talking about the prof's love of Prince and last Prince concert. other students chimed in concerning their own favorites. This will not happen this quarter in this class. all too intimidated to take the discussion in said direction, though all terribly bored. except for that one kid who is always asking insightful questions.

class two: team taught. one flamboyant, engaged, effusive, other grumpy and brooding. most of seminar is them going back and forth, disagreeing cordially with the other. one will give a lecturette to the class, and the other, as the last word is out, will say, But lets consider it this way... and try to undo what the other has just said. quite entertaining, though at some point rest of class feels somewhat neglected. some start to whisper to each other about other matters.

class three: prof talks like that guy from Scarface, Heeeyyyy Bossss. doesnt really open the mouth fully, sort of slurs the words. interesting when we are discussing metaphysics and it is presented as if it is really secretive. one thinks that, if they dont agree with the perspective then tonight they're gonna swim wit da fishes. as in most philos classes, many odd ones. one talks incesantly, disagreeing with the prof and citing the german text as proof. but he is so earnest and genuine, not mean spirited. really loves the material so the prof resists bitch-slapping him. not sure if his classmates will be so forgiving.