so..... how long have you been out?

someone introduced himself to me yesterday by saying he was also a "non-traditional" student. we chatted a little, and i asked him "so..... how long have you been out?" and got this blank stare for a moment. i meant " ... of college" but we discovered that's a really funny question.

of course, in my life, there's the " . . . of prison?" version.

and he went on this funny riff about having these feelings in college and it being hard to tell his parents.

law school is gonna be good.

first meeting with my section, the unfortunately-named "c-section" today, then classes start tomorrow. already a ton of homework -- a little scary, the reading load.

yesterday i got two mentions (not by name, but still . . . ) in the class introduction: one for being the oldest student in the class and one in the listing of previous occupations as a professional potter.