Mars!

On Facebook trying to figure out why my teacher has made herself red.



So I wrote:

Me: Are you feeling evil these days??

Teach: Not evil.. just powerful. ...on Mars. (you're joining us in Season 3. could be hard to catch up).

Me: Fill me in. I feel left out.

Teach: I'm the Empress of Mars. Part-time. I telecommute mostly. I used to be Queen, but I apparently showed impressive bravery on the creepyicky moon of Phoibus where NObody wants to go and I was promoted (in fact, I was scared and frightened and wanted to quit the gig completely. I even cried and you could see little streaks in my red make-up at the parade after, I'm sure of it, but no one said anything). I'm not very popular there because I kinda just pop in and out and try to look important. I become red when I go in a desperate attempt to be loved. Minimal success. The martians seem to like parades though and now they are unhappy again about something (waahwaahwaah) so I'll try what works. They are very whiney, but at least they forget stuff easily. Maybe they will forget they don't like me. I hope so.

Gotta go. The potluck work for these trips is mind-boggling! I'm bringing actual tons of Dora the Explorer shaped pasta salad and crab cakes. They have no crabs there. And cupcakes with sparkles because for some reason they find them hiLARious!

...does that help?

Me: Minimal success...

I don't think my brain has hurt so much. But how does one, on earth, attain such a job? Do I have to be sworn in? or have an avatar? If so, I got the red paint!!

Teach: One doesn't attain such a job on earth, I'm afraid. I was just there a LOT (avoiding an ex-boyfriend) so I became sort-of recognized. and I'm different from them, towering and well... TALL. One night I fell asleep out on the ground (the night sky there is indescribable!!) and I woke up with hundreds of them dancing on my nose.

That was it.
I was Queen.
They didn't even check my references!

Me: This is AWESOME!! Ok I'm blogging this conversation lol

Me: That's quite a distance to travel just to elude an ex. He must have been one powerful anthropomorphic being.

Teach: thanks!
and I really needed this talk. i feel better now and will go and be benevolent and kind and I'll try not to think so much about myself and even do a little listening.

Teach: ohmygod! the crabcakes!!!