straight hustlin
over the past few weeks i've been "teaching" dante's inferno to my kiddos. i thoroughly enjoyed the book when i read it as a high school senior but my love for it has been reawakened with a vengeance. writers like dante baffle me with the intricacies of their language. he weaves such a vivid and rich tapestry of words that amazes me at every turn. thankfully, quite a few of my young learners feel at least mildly the same way.
as we read every day and then review how far we've come, someone almost always comments that there really should be a modern film version of the tale. i, of course, am simultaneously one of the strongest proponents and critics of the idea. one of my girls actually suggested today that I make the movie. i assured her that if i had any kind of access to a film studio i'd be all over that in a second. if done correctly, the film would be a visual masterpiece (not to mention a blockbluster). however, i really think that the only hollywood studios that could actually afford to make a decent version would inevitably f it up royally. the final result would have sylvester stalone battling it out with satan while saving the non-existent female lead. beside that, i would hate to think that people would stop reading the work of art created 700 years ago just out of laziness.
so yeah. i guess the point of this post is that if anyone has a hook up i can use to make one hell of a movie, go ahead and let me know. i'd probably even let you stay at my villa in the italian countryside someday in return for the favor. or not. it's whatever.
as we read every day and then review how far we've come, someone almost always comments that there really should be a modern film version of the tale. i, of course, am simultaneously one of the strongest proponents and critics of the idea. one of my girls actually suggested today that I make the movie. i assured her that if i had any kind of access to a film studio i'd be all over that in a second. if done correctly, the film would be a visual masterpiece (not to mention a blockbluster). however, i really think that the only hollywood studios that could actually afford to make a decent version would inevitably f it up royally. the final result would have sylvester stalone battling it out with satan while saving the non-existent female lead. beside that, i would hate to think that people would stop reading the work of art created 700 years ago just out of laziness.
so yeah. i guess the point of this post is that if anyone has a hook up i can use to make one hell of a movie, go ahead and let me know. i'd probably even let you stay at my villa in the italian countryside someday in return for the favor. or not. it's whatever.
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glad you're writing because a) you're damn good at it and b) i like your stories.
copyright that idea. i'm serious.
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jasembera, at 4:54 PM
i was hoping this post would be the story you told me of how you espoused some of the more mature ideas to your students without saying it graphically.
actually, i was more interested in seeing if you'd say "vaginal intercourse" as much as you normally do.
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regan, at 8:49 PM
oh yes, the joys of explaining sodomy (my words: non-procreative sexual acts) and bestiality to giggling 15/16 year olds. thankfully i have yet to use any form of the word vagina in class.
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martha, at 3:38 PM
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