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Hi, I'm Professor Cyr. Please feel free to ask me any questions. I'm always here to help, even if you aren't one of my students. Logan Cry|| Professor of the Classics|| 27

[logan-cyr]

who are you most attracted to in town?

Attracted to how?

Physically, I guess Finn. But mentally I would say Wes. There are a lot of beautiful women as well, though.

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[logan-cyr]

welcomeintomyunivers:

olivia wilde | Tumblr on We Heart It.

[wes-harper-deactivated20140330]

Isn’t that the worst? When you’ve got so much running around in your head that putting words out onto paper is virtually impossible? It’s the most frustrating thing. Especially when you’ve got all of these great ideas on the topic you’re supposed to be writing about but you just can’t make the words work for you. It’s so annoying. I completely agree with you there. They could be doing something they enjoy, but instead they’re doing what they think is going to be simple, and I don’t see the point of it. I could actually just and go to school for learn for my entire life, but I can’t stand being told what to learn. It’s really bad. Like, I can take a class on a subject that I love, but I’d so much rather explore and discover on my own. That’s why I love teaching. Yes, you get to share knowledge with other people, but you also get to learn things at the most random times. Someone says something in class that changes your perspective on something or some fact surfaces that you’d never encountered before and just changes how you view things, and that’s the coolest thing. Did you like it there? What classes did you take? I really have no experience with any universities except for UCL and this one, so I’ll probably ask you a lot about it.

[logan-cyr]

It's just--there's so much I want to say, but it doesn't quite fit. And then I don't have the time to make it fit. So then I try to edit it out, but then I can't get out what I need to say, even though I know what has to be said. Does that make any sense at all? I had a really great spurt of energy and writing a few months ago, but then it died out. But it happens, I suppose. Exactly! They could be doing something that they are passionate about, they could be contributing to something. But instead they're hoping for an easy mark, and in the end everyone is unhappy. I feel the same way. It took me far too long to get my first degree, because I took too many classes out of my track. And even then I ended up looking past the material to my own sorts of things. I am the same way. I will sit up all night learning about one subject or another. It's the same for me. I decided to teach for that exact reason. I have learned more in teaching than I have in being taught--but about specific things. The students really offer an amazing range of thoughts on subjects. I loved it--academically. I didn't have much of a social life once uni started. I took a lot of history courses, but I also took a decent amount of science courses, as well as literature and language--mostly Latin but that's a given. History will always be my pet subject though. No problem, I'm always open to answering questions. Although, I'm not sure I'd consider myself the best person to ask on this subject. So how long overall have you been a professor?

[wes-harper-deactivated20140330]

Oh, that’s a great choice though. It definitely does sound interesting. Very good choice. I approve. I feel like I just expect people to take a little bit of an interest, you know? They chose to sign up for the class. Don’t waste everyone’s time if you’re not going to bother, you know? I mean, why do people just seem to not care about learning? Learning is just about the coolest thing you can ever do. Were the jobs here or somewhere else?

[logan-cyr]

Thanks. I really enjoy it, but writer's block is just terrible, especially lately. I just have so much on my mind, which is why I took time off of taking actual classes myself. I agree completely. I would rather them take something they had some interest in and fail than take something they had no interest in and pass because it's easy. It's not only a waste of my time and the whole class' but theirs as well. I love learning, I'm glad someone is of the same opinion. It's part of the reason why I became a professor, I love learning and it's a great setting for learning more. No, they were in Nottingham. I went to uni there as well. 

[finn-hollins]

But love, it could lead to hate fucking. Everyone loves a good hate fuck. I’m pretty sure all I’ve ever had is hate fucking. I don’t know—maybe people like that their dick can get lost inside them. It’s like exploring some cavern or something—moist and vast. It’s like being fucking Lewis and Clark—or maybe more like Magellan. Oh yeah—I’m a chick magnet. The repelling kind, I mean. Stick-around Steve, that’s me. More like stick it around Steve. I am not fucking deluded and am looking for my soulmate—gag me with a spoon. We’ll just have to have a cereal-off then. We can have a bet. I know—I give off the whole ‘white trash who can’t fucking read’. Half of that is actually true. Zeus only cared about getting his dick wet. I’m surprised Hera didn’t try and cut off his dick—although maybe he’d grow it back, I don’t know how that shit works. 

[logan-cyr]

I don't really have time for any fuck at the moment. But I don't doubt it. You strike me as the type of guy to get girls riled up and not in a nice way. But whatever works for you. Is that a thing? I wouldn't know. Magellan? You're comparing sex with a girl with a well-used vagina to one of the most intense explorations in history? You're definitely something. Or stick it in Steve, maybe? I think it's nice to think there's such a thing as a soul mate--but I wouldn't call myself deluded, nor am I actually looking for one. A cereal off, who's to judge? And what are we betting? I didn't think you couldn't read, I just didn't think you would have cared at all. That's basically the main point of Zeus' character. Although, it would have been less interesting without Hera's reactions. The closest she ever got was cutting off his beard, I believe. But I'm sure it would have been quite a tale if she chopped his dick off. He probably would have pulled an Osiris and fashioned one out of gold. 

[logan-cyr]

Uh--excuse me...

[ladylevinsky]

Um—- can’t say that I have. But I can help you look if you want?

[logan-cyr]

Uh--yeah, actually. If you could that would be great. I checked all of the spots he usually gets to, but he's no where. I'm really worried. 

[wes-harper-deactivated20140330]

Well, what did you end up choosing in the end? What really bugs me are the students that understand without any trouble and pass every test with flying colors and actively participate in the class, but if you ask them to do any work outside of the classroom then it’s like asking them to step into the seventh circle of hell and they wind up failing even though they have no trouble with the subject whatsoever. It’s so frustrating. Honestly, I just wanted a change of scenery. I’d been in London for most of my life, and I needed something new. What about you?

[logan-cyr]

I'm writing on the similarities in the treatment of temple prostitutes and the Vestal Virgins. There's a lot of material on both, but almost none of them in tandem. I thought it would be interesting to compare. That's frustrating to--and frankly quite lazy. I hate when they waste their intelligence because they can't be bothered. But I suppose we can't expect everyone to take the subject by the horns. Some people just don't care that much. That's a good enough reason. I grew up in Cromer, so it was a natural progression for me to come back, I suppose. This is my first teaching job, but I did a few assistant jobs while I was still taking courses. 

[logan-cyr]

Uh--excuse me...

[fishiesinajar]

A man? An older man? Um… I think yes, but I’ve seen a lot of older men walking by lately. And I don’t really look at their faces because sometimes they get mad. Even if you’re only trying to look at their funny mustaches. Does he… Does he have a mustache, ma’am?

The last man I saw went towards the library. Do you… Do you need help, ma’am?

[logan-cyr]

Yeah in his sixties. He's my dad. He does have a mustache, and a little bit of a beard. I don't think he would have gotten mad if you were to  look at him though.

The library? That might be him. It's just--my dad. He wanders sometimes, and gets lost. Sorry. 

[logan-cyr]

Uh--excuse me...

Did you see a man go this way? He's older, probably looked lost--I have no idea where he went. 

[mrmillertoyou]

Never

[mrmillertoyou]

I am trying to figure out how to do that since it seems harder each time.  They say it gets easier with time but I think that is a bunch of crap.  Well you are lucky or just young maybe?  Some people seem to have that movie life but I never have.  It is not your fault, you did not just up and leave me…Thank you for trying to understand, may I ask your name?

[logan-cyr]

I think time just dulls it. I don't know if it necessarily gets easier, maybe you know what to expect better. I guess I'm just inexperienced. I've felt heartbreak, but nothing I would consider earth shattering. No, neither have I. But I think the people who seem to have the movie life would disagree anyway. The grass is always greener. I know, but I'm still sorry--no one should have to feel like crap. I'm Logan. 

[mrmillertoyou]

Never

[mrmillertoyou]

I do not think so because the note she left me told me she wanted me to find another.  Fate is a cruel mistress that is for sure, sometimes I wish she would leave me the hell alone.  Only in movies do those happy endings happen.  

[logan-cyr]

I guess you just have to move on then. Let yourself feel this pain and get passed it. I don't know what else to say, I don't know if I've ever experienced anything like this. I guess life can't be as easy as a movie, nor as happy. I'm sorry. 

[mrmillertoyou]

Never

[mrmillertoyou]

I just wish I knew what I was doing wrong.  True you cannot help it when she chooses her brother over you and gives you no chance to have a say in the matter.  This was hard enough for me to do I just do not see me wanting to do it again and again…

[logan-cyr]

You could follow her? Go get her back--isn't that what happens in movies? I really am not the best one to go to for advice. I have no idea when it comes to this sort of thing. But again, I don't think it's really up to you how you feel. It sort of just happens. 

[mrmillertoyou]

Never

[mrmillertoyou]

You are probably right about the learning, it is the pain I can do without.  That is all it brings for me so why go through it all again with trusting someone with all of your soul only to have it broken again?

[logan-cyr]

I don't think anyone likes the pain part of it. It's just what happens. You put your trust into someone, and hope they don't break it. But sometimes they do, and sometimes they don't. It's a risk. Sometimes you can't help it from happening, even if you want it to. 

[mrmillertoyou]

Never

[mrmillertoyou]

Third time so I am more than done.  Fifteen and seventeen you are still learning, but now it just feels and seems to be not worth it anymore.

[logan-cyr]

I don't think anyone is ever done learning about how love works--or doesn't work. But I think it can be worth it, even when it doesn't work out. 

[wes-harper-deactivated20140330]

I hope you chose something really good for your dissertation then because the topic that you passed up would have been fabulous. I think it’s just nice to see someone not blow everything off and actually make an effort. They may not get the best grades, but they’re trying to, and sometimes I just want a class full of students like that. Yeah, I actually taught at Slade School of Fine Art in London for a few years. 

[logan-cyr]

I like to think I did. Although sometimes I want to rip my hair out, and wish I chose something different. But overall I don't regret my decision. I agree. I just want everyone to try--just a little bit. I can't stand the kids who know all about the subject but just brush it off, the do nothing and still manage to get high grades. I don't think it's fair. I was thinking about changing up my methods just to give the ones that do care more of a chance. Oh, that's impressive. What brings you to Cromer?

[mrmillertoyou]

Never

Thirty years old and I am so done with romantic relationships…

[logan-cyr]

I think a lot of people feel that way some point or another. 

[finn-hollins]

Oh? Do the claws come out? Do you wrestle other chicks in jello while wearing a bikini? Sweetheart, I don’t need some dirty, used and herpes infested chick. Like, gaping vaginas just don’t do it for me. Ah yes, those are the perfect victims—I mean, uh, women. You just pretend to give a shit and they’ll be eating out of the palm of your hand. But then they get clingy as fuck—and ain’t nobody got time for that. My cooking is fucking orgasmic—no one can make a bowl of cereal like me. Hey, if you want. I can talk about fucking anything and I’m right as rain. Oh, those bitches. The whole Greek—Roman god family was fucked up as hell—like Zeus had to keep it in his goddamn pants, and Hera had to stop being a jealous bitch. But I could get behind that shit. Better than this ‘love thy neighbor’ bullshit.

[logan-cyr]

I only jello wrestle if I'm in a good mood. I prefer mud wrestling when I'm mad. Less temping to lick off. Do gaping vaginas do it for anyone? I thought that was something generally avoided. But what do I know? Wow, you're such a gentleman. I'm sure the ladies love you. You have it all figured out, don't you? Really, I pegged you for a long term sort of guy. I don't know, I make enough cereal in my daily life to give you a run for your money. Wow, so you seem pretty familiar with this whole thing. I'm impressed. Zeus was really an asshole though, although Hera did need to chill out. I don't know why they couldn't just agree to have an open relationship. They both would have been much happier. I agree with you on that. It's more fun to learn about too.