Funeral arrangements to take place
between now and December 27
Wednesday, November 18

If you read the Pacer article about RatemyProfessors.com, then you will know that Lúcia Flórido came in a smoldering second among the hottest professors at UTM. While the article was being written, Will York at the Pacer was in close contact with Lúcia, who was quite shocked to find herself runner up to David Coffey. Soon after she told Will of her great disappointment, her husband sent this tear-soaked email, which I think you may find hilarious.

Dear Will,

I am here crying and contacting Lúcia's dearest friends through her email account to share with you all some very sad news. I'm sorry to inform you that Lúcia died 35 minutes ago. She killed herself by swallowing a light bulb. I took her to Volunteer Community Hospital as soon as I realized what she had done, but it was too late. I have to add that the light bulb was still on when my beloved wife passed away. I consider this to be a sign of Osiris indicating to us all that she was really hot, even after her body was already cooling down.

She left a note for you, Will. She wrote that you two had discussed plans for the eventuality of her sudden passing. Thus, you are in charge of all the ceremonies. On a second scribble, she added that, to honor her memory, you, and the Pacer staff who so much found her to be marvelous second to Coffey, will run the upcoming Saint Jude Marathon carrying her coffin. Those were her last wishes.

I'm sorry for all this trouble imposed on you, but you should have known that Lúcia was a bit unstable and prone to extreme acts of folly when upset. I hope to hear from you soon, so that we can make arrangements for the ceremonies that will take place between tomorrow and the 27 of December. I guess by her notes that she was hoping for something like Princess Diana's or Evita Peron's funeral.

Now, we should all gather and support each other in this moment of emptiness and inconsolable grief caused by the departure of Lúcia, a Southern comet who crossed our lives with a huge shiny tail of beauty and magnificence.

With a broken heart,

Randy

A Free Moment
Friday, November 16

I bet you thought you would never hear from me again, didn't you?

As you can tell, it's been a busy semester! I have had next to no free time whatsoever, so the blog obviously went on the back burner. But I've been updating little things in my spare moments...the calendar here, the header there, and it finally made it off my computer.

What have I been doing all semester, you ask? Well, I'm taking lots and lots classes, for one thing. I have my last gen ed requirement, public speaking right now, but other than that I have all music classes. I'm also doing SI for a Spanish 115 class, otherwise known as Spanish for those who had it in high school but have forgotten most everything by now.

In addition I'm still playing in the 7:14 Band, still singing in the church choir, still ringing handbells, and working as a graphic designer for The Pacer. And having SI sessions at night and trying to get in 12 recitals before the end of the semester, which is fast approaching.

Next semester doesn't look to be any less busy than this one — I registered for classes Wednesday and will be taking 19 hours, plus whatever Spanish class I SI, assuming that we receive funding again. So at the moment my schedule looks like this. I still have to add the Spanish class, voice lessons, and rehearsal with Delana, but you get the general idea. Did you notice Spanish comp? I've been needing that class for a year...I got Dr. Nappo to change the time so I could take it this semester.

That's about all I have time for at the moment. Even as I type this I have a long weekend to do list waiting for me. Be sure you check out Matt's new blog, Map This!, the new Apple links to the left, and my latest Pacer graphic! Hopefully I can post links to the rest of my graphics sometime, in case you missed them. Check back for updates; I might not wait two months before my next post...

- Karen