It has been many years since a politician's words had the power to make me cry, to give me hope, and to stir me to once again believe that American can be that shining city on a hill ( Read more... )

as is ( Read more... )

And just when I thought seeing Jerry Springer:The Opera--which included a chorus line of singing, dancing Klansmen-- was going to be the pinnacle of my entertainment this semester:

I now hold a ticket for EDDIE IZZARD LIVE!

w00t!

for those of us who don't think that spending $15,000 on Christmas decorations is in the spirit of the season:

Holiday Rumble

aaaaahhhh....i've been up for almost two days straight, but three of my term papers are done! W00t! one more to go...then I can relax and focus on the dissertation proposal that is due Jan.7...

AAAAARGH!

I have a project due in a month.

It involves reading 633 articles.

These articles are all available in full-text online.

(wait for it...)

...if NYU wasn't so cheap it refused to subscribe to the *^$#@ database

So now I am stuck.

off to write up another proposal for another project...

AWESOME! Check out the email I got today:

Dear Participant,

I would like to inform you that the selection committee has decided to accept your submission entitled:

"Curriculum Without Borders: Teaching International Issues in a Residential School for Gifted Adolescents"

for an oral presentation at the 10th International Conference on Education ( Read more... )

from http://www.nypost.com/seven/11012007/gossip/pagesix/pagesix_u.htmRead more... )

So, it was too expensive to fly home for Thanksgiving, so I am in New York for the holiday weekend. This should be depressing, except I've recently learned that $20 in New York gets you...

*a ticket to Die Zauberflöte for Tuesday, November 20 at the Metropolitan Opera
*a ticket to Le Nozze di Figaro at the Met the day before Turkey Day ( Read more... )

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/education/30kindergarten.htmlRead more... )