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Auntie
So far I've been busy traveling to NYC, DC, Chicago & most of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Next stop is Ann Arbor to see my little sister before she enters the Ivy League and then off to Boston to see my brother, sister-in-law and nephew, who was born on July 10th! Been scrapbooking until my eyes start to dry out ( Read more... ) -
#17-22
I really need to work harder in order to make 50 by December 31st...
17. Pretty In Plaid by Jennifer Lancaster
Hilarious, I think my favorite of hers by far. It recounts her childhood and a "behaviorist" study to why she is who she is.
18. What Would Emma Do by Eileen Cook
Recommendation from Ms. Lancaster last year. Awesome YA lit ( Read more... ) -
Travel Whore
Hello, dear friends, I'm finally confessing what you already know. I travel the way most of my graduating class had sex: frequently and without any thought or hesitation. I'm back from a good time in New York City with hopefully an opportunity to go back soon. It's fun to be somewhere where you know you don't fit in, right? Or maybe not FUN, ( Read more... ) -
Saving my anxiety pills for later
Two days left of work before the summer. And before I hear complaints about the fact I get the summer off, remember those weeks where I pull 50+ hours, stressed over the lacking intelligence of my students, drink a bottle of wine a day, and fear I'm losing my job any minute. Teachers deserve the summer "off" where we usually take on other jobs ( Read more... ) -
Call the DA, and I don't mean Dumbledore's Army...
I am enjoying playing the devil's advocate. I love crushing dreams. I mean, isn't that why I'm a teacher? (Don't answer, it was a rhetorical question!) I'm easing down another glass of wine (almost done with the first bottle of the semester. Um, yes. LUSH.) and reading this cocky little shit's statement. Now, she makes some good points. I ( Read more... ) -
Brilliant, brilliant, I say, GENIUS!
I am the Yzma of my colllege class. Junior college classes are so much fun when you ALREADY HAVE A BAHCELOR'S DEGREE. Wheeeeeee!1 I can aces this class when I'm halfwake and drnkiing strong wine from Daddy's cellar and itchieyes because the cats still have not stopped shedding and I may go on the allegry shot ( Read more... ) -
Dear Self,
You are a complete masochist. Why? You are busy with the following over the next four weeks:
Two student art shows
Grading research papers
Grading projects
Submit & sort softball portraits (yay money!)
Take, retouch, submit & sort Jr High softball portraits (yayyyy more money!)
Getting the seniors out of the building w/o too much drinking (outside of ( Read more... ) -
#16
Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway
This was on the ALA List for 2009 (or 2008, whatev) and so when I saw it in Dublin, I picked it up as well. It was fun, entertaining and fast paced. I don't think there was a page that I was left hoping for the beginning of something new. The climax-resolution was short lived. It seemed to have a lot of build-up ( ( Read more... ) -
rain is good, free tetris is better
Because of the rain, it clears the allergens from the air and I can breathe comfortably without irritation (damn, I sound like a Claritin commercial). It also gives me opportunity to kick major ass on freetetris.org. :) I got a score of 82,778. I? Am pretty much amazing right now. This is what comes from MY awesome social life here in the ass- ( Read more... ) -
Love is not in the air, allergens are.
I know trees are budding ( Read more... )