Alumni Newsletter Meme

I got this from Boo Mama, who is very, very funny.

Meme rules: The idea is to write two blurbs for the alumni newsletter, updating your life. The first should be the perky, show-offy kind that everyone writes. The second should be the darker side of honest.

Here goes…

Version 1: Mo and fellow alum L. have been happily married for 12 years. They live in the Chicago area, where Mo is an Assistant Professor of Art. L. is a happy homemaker, who spends her days taking care of their two wonderful children, A. and S. The family are members of All Souls Anglican church, where Mo and L sing in the choir and volunteer in various activities. During the summers, Mo, L, and family enjoy spending their time traveling around and seeing the many sights where they live. They’d love to have you drop by if you’re ever in the area.

Version 2: Mo and fellow alum L have been happily married for 12 years, thanks in large part to the grace and patience of L. They live in the Chicago area, where the summers are brilliant and the winters are brutally cold.  These winters start in November and end in May. Mo is an Assistant Professor of Art, which means he spends the majority of his time feeling utterly inadequate to either teach or make art, and is dreading the day his superiors figure out what a hack he is and fire him. L has taken on the awesome responsibility of taking care of their two wonderful children, Wonder Woman and the Flash, who, along with their cat, Booger, manage to trash the house on a daily basis. The family are members of All Souls Anglican church, where L sings in the choir and Mo, the albatross of the bass section, mangles virtually every hymn. During the summers, Mo, L, and family take advantage of the many free activities in Chicago, because, frankly, they can’t afford anything else. They’d love to have you drop by if you’re ever in the area, but you’ll have to sleep on the floor.