I had a moment today when I couldn't figure out if what I had just said was inappropriate to say when in the presence of a student. Is mentioning erotica inappropriate? It's pretty tame compared to the stuff my students are telling me about... Context:
I was eating lunch in the guidance office, talking to S., when my student, M. walked in to talk about the Web site he's been working on for her in class. Somehow we got on the subject of seed catalogs.
I said, when I was in the hospital in San Francisco, somebody brought me an issue of BUST. The last article was a "one-handed read". I thought it was kind of ironic, since at that time I couldn't move my left hand at all, so the entire magazine was a one-handed read. It came to mind the other night when I was sitting in bed, reading, and I thought "Sheesh, now I have two hands, and what am I reading? The "Seeds of Change" seed catalog. I am such a moron."
And then I couldn't figure out whether I should have just said that or not. Huh.