Today is the day to steal some pens.

So tomorrow I'm teaching this class for mediabistro and, not to give away any trade secrets, but I'm terrified. I've led a few panels and things like that before but never had to address a captive audience on my own for three whole hours. I have a few things to say but I'm concerned about filling up the entire time period. So I've put together a syllabus for the evening so ensure that I don't finish everything too early. If it goes well I plan to use it for all future classes I lead, because surely I will be invited back.

Breaking into Blogging

7:00 PM: Smile vaguely as people file into the room.

7:05 PM: Wait a few more minutes for people to show up.

7:10 PM: Realize nobody else is showing up.

7:11 PM: Laugh nervously.

7:12 PM: Introduce myself.

7:15 PM: Ask students to introduce themselves.

7:20 PM: Ask students some personal questions to kill more time.

7:40 PM: Shuffle papers, cough.

7:41 PM: Explain how and why I started Zulkey.com.

7:43 PM: Explain why the blog is great.

7:45 PM: Explain what its problems are.

8:00 PM: Break.

8:45 PM: Explain to students that I was doing some important research during the break, not rolling on the floor in the corner in the fetal position, crying.

9:00 PM: Explain how blogging can help your writing career and enhance your presence on the web as a freelancer and keen-eyed cultural critic and possibly get you freelancing jobs . Then link to some of the blogs I look at every day.

9:15 PM: Short digression on how I think we should stop caring about how much Nicole Richie weighs.

9:30 PM: Q & A

9:35 PM: Meditation time.

9:50 PM: Uncomfortable silence.

10 PM: Class dismissed.