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I am totally exhausted. I stayed awake for 33 hours on New Year's to watch the Rose Parade. Tons of fun, but exhausting ( Read more... ) -
Stream of consciousness...
Oh, I love Thanksgiving so very much. I really missed having a real American Thanksgiving last year. (Although it was awesome to get to cook for my host family.) Greg and I went over to my Aunt and Uncle's house. I made a kabocha (pumpkin) dish, Japanese style - it had ground turkey with soy sauce, mirin, sake and sugar. It was yummy, as usual (It' ( Read more... ) -
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I got home from dropping one of my students off after the party, and I opened the door to find...everything put away and my fabulous husband standing in the kitchen finishing up the last of the dishes. He cleaned everything. I am so happy - now I don't have to worry about that and cooking tomorrow. The party was fun, by the way. We ate hamburgers, ( Read more... ) -
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OMG. Just heard the most awesome song. You know the Carrie Underwood song "Maybe next time he'll think before he cheats?" Well, she did a spoof of her own song called "maybe next time you'll think before y'all eat." The lyrics said something like - "I swore last year I'd get revenge when on Thanksigivng I spent hours in the kitchen and y'all sat ( Read more... ) -
Making cakes
I am now so, so, so obsessed with this game. Warning: If you start playing, you won't stop!
Friday was our friend Katie's Birthday. On Thursday I asked Greg to call Jason (her boyfriend) to see if he was getting a cake or something (guys never think about that stuff). He said he wasn't, so I said I'd make a cake for her. Turns out I had all the ( Read more... ) -
teaching ESL
Working at an ESL school is a total blast. I honestly think I could teach ESL for the rest of my life and be totally happy (If it wasn't for the sucky pay).
...'sides, now I can actually explain grammar! I know what a gerund is and when to use it! YAY!
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Midterms
Damnit! My students had midterms today and one class totally blew it. Of 8 students, 5 got Fs. I had to ask my boss if I could give them a make-up test because this one went so bad. I taught them all the material, and they did their homework right, so I don't know what they did so poorly! Maybe because some never did their homework, or maybe they ( Read more... ) -
Trick ot Treat Meme - from Jess...
Come trick or treating on my LJ! Treats can be anything that strikes my fancy (pics of fav actors, one sentence fics, a few words why I'm glad you're on my flist, etc. etc.). (If you have a preference of treat type, you must tell me. I'm good, but I ain't that good.)
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Halloween Pumpkins...
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Poems
The blood sun sank below the horizon,
But another red blazed in the darkness.
While people waited, impotent and lame,
The monster consumed all things in his path.
And, while people watched, the creature raged on.
Here, blue isn’t the color of sorrow.
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Igniting Power
Feel that intensity.
One match.
One spark.
One flick of the wrist ( Read more... )