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unhealthy snack
i'm sitting in my classroom at 8:45 am, eating a bag of cherries. a student comes in drinking a caramel frappuccino (or something). i offer her some cherries and she says, "no thanks -- i saw on TV that cherries are really bad for you." -
disjoint events
today i asked students (in pairs) to come up with examples of events A, B, and C such that A and B are disjoint, B and C are disjoint, and A and C are NOT disjoint. here's what they came up with ( Read more... ) -
ipac / how to make tech squares women hate you
i really enjoyed ipac. i counted 17 tech squares dancers there (not including the 3 kids). go us ( Read more... ) -
since i never post...
- i'm leaving the country on tuesday. going to germany (for ipac), switzerland (briefly), and india (3 weeks). if you want a poster or low-cost souvenir, email me your address (and what you want, if it's not a postcard).
- this summer i've been teaching, in addition to math, cooking and step team. fun!
- just applied to the wilberforce fellowship. keep ( Read more... )
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meyer's-briggs
funny -- i always assumed i'd be ENTJ. anyway, it's some online one with not a lot of questions, but...
ENFP - "Journalist". Uncanny sense of the motivations of others. Life is an exciting drama. 8.1% of total population. Free Jung Personality Test (similar to Myers-Briggs/MBTI)
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and in my other blog...
in case you don't actively check my other blog:
http://jenbavani.blogspot.com/2009/05/key-to-common-ground.html
http://jenbavani.blogspot.com/2009/05/laws-for-preventing-abortions.html
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long-overdue update
okay, i officially suck -- i haven't posted in over 2 months!
here's what's happening with me:- i moved on april 1 into a gorgeous new apt w/my former roommate from boston, whom i love living with, and a couple of other people who are much more my style that the previous set of roommates. i am paying a lot more rent, but it is well worth it.
- i still ( Read more... )
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how to move to a new apartment
- find an apartment on craigslist.
- find an additional roommate on craigslist.
- post on craigslist for someone to take your spot at you old apartment.
- get some free moving boxes on craigslist.
- find some furniture on craigslist.
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what i'm giving up for lent
for lent this year, i'm giving up purchasing prepared food for weekday breakfast/lunch. (is that not the most qualified sacrifice you've ever seen?)
here's how/why:
http://jenbavani.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-im-giving-up-for-lent.html
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education is ridiculous.
this is an actual email i received at work today ( Read more... )