5 indications that my students may be getting a little comfy with me

Today was one of those days where I looked around at my adorable little students and thought, "Wowza.....this is not how I thought this whole professor thing was going to work out."  First of all, aren't students supposed to be afraid of their big bad professor?  I mean, I'm pretty scary, but I think people haven't quite caught on yet.  Furthermore, aren't they supposed to hang on my every word?  Follow me around after class trying to soak up more and and more and more knowledge?  Surprise, this is a rare occurrence.  Anyway, sitting in a faculty meeting this afternoon I was thinking about clues that maybe my students are settling into a comfort zone with me.   Here are my top 5 clues:

1.  During a lecture on Sicily, the Mafia, and pettegolezzi one of my students whipped out her deodorant and started applying it.  In class.  I thought it was weird.  My student didn't.

2.  Students now try to invite me to their parties at R-Bar.  Uh, there's a reason I will never step foot in that place.....and don't you realize I'm supposed to be old and boring to you?

3.  When asked about my weekend and I reveal the tantalizing tales of conference presentation and dissertation research students no longer hide their disgust but wrinkle their noses and state, "Wow.  Sounds lame."  Granted, it is lame, but come one!  Aren't you supposed to suck up and tell me it sounds interesting?

4.  Students now openly mock my examples of the passive voice about Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian and Brangelina.  I guess I missed the latest version of Us Weekly.....but it's still funny, right?

5.  When I walk into a classroom and the discussion is centered upon some drunken debacle, the conversation only gets livelier when I walk in.  Aren't you supposed to at least pretend you don't spend every night out drinking?  It's not like I don't know you do, but aren't you supposed to feign studiousness?