squeeee!

So I just had lunch (formal catering, no less) with one of my favorite "celebrities." I say that in quotes because the woman in question is a Harvard Law professor and totally brilliant scholar, as opposed to, say, Heidi Klum. Who is great in her own way. But Heidi Klum did not write my favorite book on post-conflict multiethnic societies, From Vengeance to Forgiveness, nor does she speak about challenges of minorities in the US school system. Words cannot describe my delight at getting to debate the merits and drawbacks of Teach for America with Martha f-ing Minow. That is probably the coolest thing I will do all week, and with that statement I cement my status as a New England academia-bubble obscure-scholar-worshipping cliche.