Spring Break is officially here, and, while I have not finished grading entirely, I think it is safe to delegate the rest of the academic work to the cat. Here she is contemplating the works of Martin Heidegger:
The Cat explains how language always brings itself to miao: What?
Basic Writings? What am I, some kind of stooge who’s too dumb to
read the entire Being and Time? And what is this “language brings itself
to ‘miao’” nonsense? I don’t talk like that, you insufferable twit.
Man, all my cat does is try to get into the garage to eat crickets; I think he needs a tutor.
yeah, man. your cat’ts pretty advanced. mine pretty much just worship lamps and antagonize rugs. what’s up with that?
She’s pretty rude about it, though. Not a pleasant roommate in that respect. I am trying to convince her to finish grading these finals, and not having a lot of luck…
Hmmm. It looks suspiciously as if your cat has that Heidegger cover wrapped around a John Grisham novel. Ten key essays? Ten young hotshot lawyers, more like. And the obligatory alcoholic mentor.
not to be certical or anthign topny but u seeem ramarklaby welinfromed anent mr grishams oeuvre as it we’re. evan what u might cal distrubengly wellinformadned.
Did you know that in France, roosters say “caq caq cadot?”
Just a … err … stab in the dark, HA.
Try her on Schr?dinger next, that’ll really freak her out.
Tony– You could be right. She did seem to be enjoying it slightly more than Heidegger would warrant. She must have been imagining herself caught up in a scandal of corruption in a steamy Southern town. (Scandals “of corruption” are the worst kind.)
HA– It seems I might know a bit too much about this, too. I swear that this knowledge comes from late night cable and not, say, actually reading the things.
Dan– I always thought they said “cocorico.” Stupid French roosters, can’t even get it together on a simple refrain.
HB–actually I wouldn’t mind if she would read either some Merleau-Ponty or some articles for this other paper I have to write this week. She’s been pretty surly and intractable, though, so I’m not expecting her to ever share any of these insights. Bitch.
try this link for how french roosters speak, and lots more. according to this website south korean roosters say co-fee-oh! no wonder they got bird flu….
http://www.flat33.com/bzzzpeek/index1.html