Funny Faces

When someone asks you to make a face, do you have a default? I definitely do, and there are photos attesting to this dating back to the era of diaper-wearing. My "funny face" involves crossed eyes, tilted head, and this bizarre thing I can do with my mouth that makes me look completely inhuman. This face is attractive in no possible realm of existence. I am not sure why I love to create it, aside from the notable fact that it is guaranteed to illicit laughter. It also never fails to get my students' attention, a power-play which is not lost on me after one year of classroom teaching. I suppose these things are simply more valuable to me than looking chic and sophisticated all the time.