Today I'm at the bad school. We're making paper and I'm kinda excited because it's actually working out like I thought it would and I made the deckles( the things that strain the paper pulp) myself last night and I'm feeling all handy and shit about it ( Read more... )

The word "poppycock" isn't British, it's an American derivation (circa 1865) of a Dutch word, pappekak, meaning soft poop.

Had to get back on the kettlebell today. I got sick a couple weeks ago, and I've been missing out on my iron slangin ever since. Today I did 30x 1 hand swings, 30x clean & press, & 15x side press/windmills per side. Pretty light, but I'm really tired now. Damn my sedentary nature ( Read more... )

when I was in school, I always wondered what teachers did on teacher workdays. Apparently, it goes something like this ( Read more... )

Am I the only one who thinks the lj spellcheck suggestions are hilarious ( Read more... )

So far today ( Read more... )

I teach in two totally different worlds. Yesterday, at the good school, a little girl walked up to me and was all like "You never blink. Are you a robot?" - perfectly normal strange little kid question ( Read more... )

Sometimes in life, you just gotta take a chance ( Read more... )

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