The Wire

I'm watching The Wire right now. Well, not *right now*, but on the weekends. If I had episodes in the house during the week, I'd never get anything done. I did the same thing with Six Feet Under a year or so ago, but then I had three roommates watching with me (actually, it was Scott's fault that we even started). At least I'm in better control of the rentals this time.

Anyway, for those of you who haven't let The Wire take over your life yet, it's the story of cops and thugs and other nefarious types in Baltimore. In later seasons (I've caught a couple of eps on TBS -- not the best way to watch an HBO show), a school gets involved in the plot, too. Anyway, the cops follow big cases against the drug dealers and smugglers and get in each others' way. And a lot of what you see is shot from the perspective of surveillance cameras.

So, there I was today, sitting in an expulsion hearing. Oh yes. And yes, it is only the third week of school. And not only were probation, gangs, and contraband the subject of the hearing, but then my administrator pulls out a reference to the school's surveillance footage. Right then, I realized I was living an episode of The Wire.

Now, if only I could find McNulty...

P.S. One of my students left me a nice note telling me that s/he didn't like my voice. Nice.