English Majors

[Dave Monroe]

On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 8:39 PM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:

>> I'm curious about how many P-listers here have degrees in English, Literature, or something similar. I just transferred from a BS in Economics to a BA in English at my school.
>
> ... started as an art student, ended up with enough credits for two
> different English degrees (literature, creative writ in), minors in
> math, comparative literature and anthropology, and half an abandoned
> physics degree, never applied to graduate (though did attend/enroll in
> grad school, not necessarily in that order).  I always tell people, do
> what i say, not what I do ...

... never read Pynchon in class (though I did read, e.g., Beckett,
Garcia Marquez, Gide, Robbe-Grillet, Svevo; a favorite professor did
teach him from time to time, but ...), but did read The Crying of Lot
49 ca. 6th grade or so as it came up in (I believe) David Gerrold's
book about the making of "The Trouble with Tribbles" episode of Star
Trek (one of those making of ST books, @ any rate).  GR just looked
interesting ca. my 1st year of college, is all.  Founf the P-List via
the Siegel book, for the record ...