Confession

I have a confession to make. It's a little strange to admit, but it's about time that I did it. This confession is way overdue, but I've just invested so much of my time trying to deny "that thing which I am about to confess". What is even crazier is that even strangers know "the forthcoming confession" about me because it's written all over me in large, bolded font. I just haven't said it out loud yet. I know now that admitting it is the first step to finding a resolution, so here goes noting...

Deep breath...

"That thing which I am about to confess" by Abby
I talk about literature characters as if they are real people. While reading a book, I reference the author of that book by his or her first name as if we are best friends (i.e., "Wow! Ray is so cool! He is the most creative person I know!"). I look at billboards, posters, ads, and menus and comment on how excellent (or terrible) the text features are on said billboards, posters, ads, and menus. While reading Facebook status updates, I mentally comment on the excessive amount of passive voice with which people write. I also get overly excited when I hear a vocabulary word used on any CW show (My teacher friends and I have a group text message entirely devoted to this very topic of discussion).  In short, I am an English teacher. My brain is wired not only by nerves and synapses, but by the paper and ink that expresses the beauty of the written word... I just can't help myself.

There it is. My confession. I know it may not seem like much of a confession and is in every way possible an obvious statement, but what I'm trying to say is that I am not just a person that teaches English classes to students. I am an English teacher. Every hour of the day, every day of the week, every week of the month, every month of the year (I think you get what I'm doing here). It pervades my every thought, colors my every judgement, and guides my daily decisions (insert your favorite "light as a guide" literature reference here; also I love alliterations).

This blog, which is named after my favorite punctuation mark, is the forum for which I will share glimpses into the quirky mind of a bibliophile like myself. One that makes daily references to literary devices, comments on the effective word choice of her friends (nerd alert!), and edits her Instagram captions several times in order capture the effective mood of each photo.

Do you have any quirky academic-related habits? Do you ever spend an excessive amount of time relating your everyday activities to your career/hobby/area of interest? Sharing is caring, so post your comments below!

PS- My favorite "light as a guide" literature reference obviously has to do with Harry Potter.