I am in class where my students are taking an exam, and I don't feel like grading papers right now. My mind is completely out of school and into spring break, chasing hula hoops in concentric circles in my head. I feel the desperation of the muse again, and all I want to do is grab a video camera and hoop for hours on end, until I meet the ( Read more... )

The title is just a quote from a poem in one of my favorite children's novels: The Great Gilly Hopkins. I'm making quizzes for the book as I write this ( Read more... )

Who knew that one of the most fun and well played live shows I've ever seen would be a genetic experiment gone horribly well to combine Gene Simmons and Elvis in a modern and hilarious incarnation? I certainly didn't.

Last night I went to the Whiskey a Go Go to watch my friend Amy sing back-up for this concept band. The attention to detail for the ( Read more... )

I am attempting to lesson plan for the seventh grade class I'm working with right now, and it's very difficult. I'm praying that when I have my own classroom, I'll be able to pick whatever curriculum I damn-well please, 'cause attempting to teach a text I dislike is just not fun ( Read more... )

I realized something a couple weeks ago.

I was perusing the reference section of the bookstore, aimfully searching for a wedding organizer: a binder of some sort that has spaces created for recording all the steps you have to take to plan a wedding. And I realized I am that girl-- the one getting married, the future BRIDEZILLA. Of course, my ( Read more... )

I choose the best option: Neither. And I write mindlessly in my journal instead ( Read more... )

This always goes by relatively unnoticed, partly 'cause she never mentions it, partly 'cause I have a talent for forgetting it, mostly because she's never actually in the area to make it happen ( Read more... )

I have to take the CSET English examination in three hours. I have five hours to complete four sections. Here's the beauty of it: whether I take all four sections at a time, or just one, I would still have five hours to complete it ( Read more... )

An irritating restlessness pervades my existence. I itch for some crazy excitement to distract me from studying for the CSET English test, which I must pass if I want to start student teaching in the fall. I also think not going to Elysium this year (thus missing my monthly camping excursion) has my body filled with excess energy that it would ( Read more... )

I made a hooping video. There are things I love and things I hate about the dancing. But yah, I wanted to show it anyways. Weeee!

The song runs out near the end, and you can hear the other one in the background that I was actually dancing it. This is the fault of Windows Movie Maker and my own impatience. Leave a comment  1