10 April 2002 - 6:43 p.m.

I had my weekly meeting with Prof. McAdvisor, who, in 16 short days, will no longer be McAdvising my thesis (the final copy is due to the Dean on April 26, it turns out.) However, since my stay away from CoMputer U will only amount to a year-long absence, he won't be out of my life starting then, so from now on, I guess I'll refer to him as Aitch.

Aitch is one of my current favorite people for two reasons. 1. He moved his ham bash so it wouldn't conflict with one of my finals, and 2. I sent him and essay and the introduction to my thesis on Monday and today he gave me back the intro and two essays, one of which I wrote in the fall of 2000. I said, "Um, that was from last year, I don't know why you even have that," and he replied all indignantly, "Well, it's fully realized!" So even though there's a strict policy against getting credit for the same assignment more than once here at CoMputer U, I told him I was putting it in my final collection if it was so effing realized. I think that policy becomes null and void if your prof just doesn't give a damn.

Then we had the following conversation:

Me: Are-aitch-doubleyou-dee says hi.

Aitch: Yes, and I hear he's glad to have you next year.

Me: Yeah, we met. He's really nice.

Aitch: I hope you kept a safe distance.

Me: Listen, I've heard all about him, and I'm not sure I could... do that. Um, pardon the expression.

Aitch: (incredulously) Well. okay, then...

Me: You know, he's really getting up there.

Aitch: Haha, and he can't move quite as fast.

I think someone needs to sit down with Aitch and explain that there is indeed a difference between a professor who has a history of dating/marrying students and a serial rapist. Perhaps Aitch is recalling the silent films of his youth and imagining the Powerful Male Figure chasing the Pretty Gibson Girl around the office to frantic ragtime music.

Okay, Aitch isn't that old, but if I imagined the above scenario, there's no way it escaped Aitch.

And as far as the whole "girls hearting Richard" thing, does anyone else think that Aitch doth protest too much? If you ask me, Aitch either wants Richard or the girls. You decide.

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