The Writing Center Beluga Whale

So, I'm not a big deal or anything (seriously though), but I recently did a poster presentation at the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association Conference at Drexel. It was a great, fun experience. Anyway, as I was putting the presentation together, I stuck a photo of a Beluga whale on the poster (because, apparently, I can't take anything seriously).

Why did I do that, you may ask? Well, because I'm a quirky person and no one told me I couldn't.

One minute I was writing some stuff up for the poster and I just woke up and thought, "Beluga whales, I like them, I'm going to put them on the poster." And I did. They're cute. They have cute faces. They make cute expressions. I asked my presentation partner if I could put a whale on the poster and she was like "uh, why?" and I said "because it's the writing center Beluga whale."

I don't mean to brag, but I coined that phrase: the writing center Beluga whale. Enough said.

Honestly, I mostly wanted to see if anyone would ask me about it. And, you know what, they didn't! Which is kind of weird, because, if I saw a Beluga whale on someone's writing center poster, I would definitely say something to them about it. If anyone had asked me about it I was going to say that whales are a symbol of collaboration in the writing center because they work together in pods. Whales, especially Beluga whales, are very collaborative and very social (clearly, I've done extensive research on the matter -- thanks Wikipedia). But, no one asked me about it, so I'm telling you instead.

You'd think people would be more curious about the writing center Beluga whale. Because, if it's one thing writing centers really need, it's Beluga whales.

Just sayin'