persona

We got in to see the lawyer - yay! And a classmate had manipulated it so it was actually the lawyer's break, but he was gracious.

A letter is in the works in response to the stupid lawyer stunt, and things may be good. I liked the lawyer and his attitude - when he says things like, "This is stupid! This makes me mad!" Yeah, buddy.

And I went to go see Beloved Professor and give him my blessing to leave though it makes me sad. What's the opposite of persona non grata? He said he'd been feeling that way all year - his name isn't in the directory at the front of the building where I tried to find out where he is. But he's persona a grata to us. (OR whatever the opposite would be.) He said it's not definite that he's leaving - that he had accepted a job elsewhere before, but he missed it here so much he came back. I said, "Yes, but you have other reasons for leaving as well." "Yes, but you never know."

Maybe what I like about him most is his unwillingness to commit to a job - I can SO relate!

So, he has been told the door is open to him until August. I would be very surprised if he comes back, and I would scold him, but I would be very happy as well. He is a great professor. And his humility is endearing. "Oh, please," he says when I tell him these things. "You get to know that you are appreciated by us," I respond.

Unfortunately, it's the class that I'm the worst in, by far. And he will take it very personally when I get the lowest grade in the class.

So, I best hit those book. The memo assignment consumes all my attention, but I do really need to buckle down on final prep. Sigh.