In Which I Take Time Out from Crusading to Save Farscape to Answer the Friday Five

1. What was/is your favorite subject in school? Why? I'm not sure I had a favorite subject... Well, I was, at least, actually interested in my science classes, although I was terrible at labs.

2. Who was your favorite teacher? Why? I had a really cool history teacher in high school whose name, unforgivably, I can't quite recall at the moment. (It'll probably come to me as soon as I log off.) But he was likeable and funny, he clearly cared about his subject, and he got the students to care, too. So, naturally, they promoted him to an administration position so he couldn't teach any more... I also remember a guy from my elementary school. Interestingly enough, his name I do remember: it was Mr. Mistichelli. He was the remedial math teacher. I forget why they stuck me in remedial math; it was perfectly clear that I didn't really belong there. But, even though he couldn't really teach me anything about fractions that I didn't already know, he did teach me one thing: patience. Which, it turns out, is what I really needed in order to be able to do the math homework...

3. What is your favorite memory of school? Switching schools after the 9th grade and discovering that my new high school actually had intelligent, pleasant people who were interested in learning and would talk to me enthusiastically about Star Trek instead of wanting to beat me up for being a nerd.

4. What was your favorite recess game? Dodge ball. I can't run or throw for shit, but I'm real good at getting out of the way.

5. What did you hate most about school? The way Junior High destroyed my soul and sapped my will to live. Thanks for reminding me of that.