The things he says
I was going to name this post Things only a university prof would say but then I realized that that would be wildly misleading. Wait and see.
Pretty English Prof, who I have now decided will always be my favorite lecturer, has the sweetest personality and it’s impossible to bring that across to you guys in writing. Basically, he’s one of those people who fully are themselves at all time, who have Their Personality written in big – but not annoying! – letters across their chest (I really don’t know how else to put this), and who carry their heart on their sleeve.
I know that these quotes probably won’t even so much as make you smirk because they essentially are You-had-to-be-theres and that’s fine. I just want to remember this stuff for myself (so basically what I’m telling you is to leave me alone and go away? I think not).
• Pretty English Prof shows us a website on the beamer. It’s just a random article about a certain Rob van Dam and the website is plastered in different ads, including a picture of a very muscular male athlete-type torso.
Pretty English Prof: … blah blah blah Rob van Dam. That’s not him, by the way. [some laughter, pause] THAT’S ME.
This was awesome in so many ways and I’m so sorry that for you this sounds super lame and not funny at all because, well, I agree that it seems very predictable and like the kind of joke most people would consider too cheap to say out loud. But anyways, again, I just want to type these down so that I can remember the situation.
• Pretty English Prof recommends Berkeley University’s webcasts and he sure loves these webcasts!
Pretty English Prof: Some of these lectures are really amazing! I have like, nineteen on my iPod right now and – well, obviously, if the lecture included lots of visuals it’s not too great to listen to! But just think, when you’re on the train or the bus you can totally listen to these! For instance, I’m currently listening to this lecture about Caesar and Rome! I don’t know anything about that kind of stuff! And The Rise and Fall of the Second Reich also sounds really good, don’t you think? Then of course, you also have – economics, for example. I’ve tried that before. It’s really not for me. But just look at all the different lectures you get to choose from!
Honestly, he is so cute. Is he seriously listening to lectures during his time off, like, when he’s not giving lectures himself? I loved how excited he was about this. And how, at the same time, he never looses his authority and always knows what students are talking about and always has answers to questions that may not necessarily relate to the topic at hand. (Duh, he studied in San Diego, Philadelphia, Amsterdam, Utrecht and at Cambridge in the UK and he’s only 34, and how can you ever really not respect a person with a PhD, anyways? And yes, he has managed to tell us much more about him than this in only two lectures but I’m thinking it would seem a little too stalker-esque of me to type down his whole CV.)
• Pretty English Prof: The computer is really slow today, I apologize. I just wanted to show you this really quick. [Windows update window pops up: 2 minutes until restart or Restart Now] Ugh, go away! [drags window off screen, but it pops up again later: 1 minute warning] Well, I guess we have a minute left. I’ll hurry up. So… [long pause] What was I talking about? Uhm… [Windows begins to shut down] Oh! Well! Another time then. Let’s move on to your questions.
He. is. adorable.
So, to sum up: it may seem as though I am obsessed with this guy but I’m not. I’m just glad to see somebody truly likable and qualified working with me in my studies.
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He sounds adorable! (Do your teachers teach in English or German, by the way?) My friends and I definitely have teacher crushes although yours sounds a little more innocent than some people’s I know, i.e. Robyn who may or may not have sent me a text this week about how she would like to mount her Spanish teacher.
@emmysuh No, courses are in English. That’s why I went to the Netherlands: I wanted to study in English and most schools in Germany don’t offer classes in English. Also, I can totally relate to Robyn since I may or may not have downplayed THE OBSCENE CRUSH I have on Pretty English Prof. ;)
I remember this one professor I had my sophomore year. He was my night class professor who taught history and I know how HOT it is for someone to be so in love with what he studied. This guy LOVED history SO MUCH! Best of all, he would always walk around the classroom while telling his hilarious stories and I swear, every time he got close to me I had to hold myself back. He smelled SO good. Sigh.
I can’t tell you how many time I’ve fantasized about going up to him after class (which ended at 9pm) and asking to talk with him in his office. We would then go to his office (mind you, no one is there that late), I would start talking about the lecture and he would just take me right then and there on his desk. Of course the fantasy was always much more detailed but I’ll leave it to your imagination. :)