Grr... seriously Pardubice Hospital, I don't understand you. Is there some sort of magnet that draws me and my friends into your depths? (I've been there 5 times for various purposes ( Read more... )

If you are inclined to do such things...please pray for my cousin, Emily ( Read more... )

In the days since the election, I've heard all sorts of people's opinions and/or rants concerning the passing of Proposition 8 in California. To be honest, the only thing that surprised me was how close it was, so while I have my opinions that anything restricting anything should be kept out of the Constitution (state or national) and while I ( Read more... )

Seriously, Czech, seriously...we need to talk.

Why do you feel the need for "in spring" and "in autumn" to have a different preposition from "in summer" and "in winter"?

Why do you feel the need for "at night" and "at noon" to have a different preposition from "at midnight."

I understand that prepositions in foreign languages generally function ( Read more... )

I was beginning to lose hope that Indiana would be decided anytime soon, then suddenly there was a flicker of color as my election map automatically updated itself - and there it was --- Indiana was blue ( Read more... )

I'm a terrible English teacher.

Then again, it's not like the situation's very good.  Classes sizes: 3, 4, 6.  Distribution of skill within each class: huge.  Time of each class: between 90 minutes and 4 hours.  Sucktastic.

I'm going to some sort of teaching conference tomorrow in Litomyšl...I'm rather fuzzy on the details, but hopefully it will be ( Read more... )

Go to my travel blog!  www.czechventuring.blogspot.com

I can't say that it will be too exciting, but if nothing else you can read about my day to day mishaps.

I only have two photos on the there right now (from Prague) but I hope to work on that.  Right now I'm just trying so hard not to be a tourist that I've only taken photos on that one trip to ( Read more... )

Being opposed to drilling in ANWR, I want to be excited by news like this: Corruption!

But really, it just disgusts me.  I don't care if you have different politics than me; can't you at least be ethical about it?  I like to believe that everyone honestly has different opinions about how to improve our world.  No simple solution = people disagree.  ( Read more... )

The cruise was awesome.
The Chicago GreenFestival was awesome.
I might finally have a job.

But I miss Bloomington like crazy.

 It's amazing how long it can take to learn some of the banalities of life. ...Like that it's weird.  And it's never going to stop being weird.  And that that's okay.  And that really no one else knows what's going on most of the time either.  And that's okay that everyone keeps on pretending not to notice or care.  Because life is weird. ...And it ( Read more... )