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I am American, 21st century Mary Poppins; this is certain.
In academic news, in class this morning I dropped my pen as my prof was taking roll. When he came to my name, I popped back upright in what must have been an unintentionally amusing manner, because he laughed and said, "Oh, Rose. You are such an lolcat."
The combined hilarity of the fact that my beloved prof (who specializes in the Victorian novel and is endlessly fascinated by Harry Potter fan fiction) not only knew what an lolcat was, but decided that I resembled one, sent the class into a shocked silence.
My prof then made a strange face, held up his hands like claws, and said, "My favorite literary tropes. Let me show you them."
It was, perhaps, the single greatest thing I have ever witnessed.
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In academic news, in class this morning I dropped my pen as my prof was taking roll. When he came to my name, I popped back upright in what must have been an unintentionally amusing manner, because he laughed and said, "Oh, Rose. You are such an lolcat."
The combined hilarity of the fact that my beloved prof (who specializes in the Victorian novel and is endlessly fascinated by Harry Potter fan fiction) not only knew what an lolcat was, but decided that I resembled one, sent the class into a shocked silence.
My prof then made a strange face, held up his hands like claws, and said, "My favorite literary tropes. Let me show you them."
It was, perhaps, the single greatest thing I have ever witnessed.