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Now that I have a dog I will only talk about poop.
For Christmas this year, I told Dan we could get a dog. It was a better present than that - I paid the pet deposit, bought some food, got a crate from my mom's house and set up our own house to be the super happy home of some lucky canine. We went to Town Lake Animal Center several times and after each visit I had to go home and take a two hour ( Read more... ) -
Yes we did!
I can be proud of my country again! For this, at least ( Read more... ) -
Question
If you were a sixteen year old girl and your brother was trapped in a world only accessible through a mirror, how would you get through the mirror?
Seriously - give me some ideas. -
Dissertation Workshop Notes
If one of the initial ideas behind the script is hiding or running, then create exercises around that ( Read more... ) -
Don't take it out on our staff.
Yesterday morning, I woke up on time to the jaunty tune on my phone alarm. Usually phone alarms make me angrier than even normal alarms but for some reason this little song greatly amuses me, especially when Dan starts humming along in his sleep. I can't remember it most of the day (which is good) but whenever it comes into my head it cheers me ( Read more... ) -
Games
Faces stimulus:Cut out as many faces from various magazines, newspapers, etc. as you can. Keep a file of them for this exercise. Lay out the faces on a table or on the floor and let the group study all of them and pick one for themselves ( Read more... ) -
Songs and games from today's session
"I like the flowers" song ( Read more... ) -
More Ghost Train
Turns out the assembly's not just about Resepct, it's about Team Spirit too. That means we hafta cheer when the football team comes in and chant "Bearcats! Bearcats!" over and over again while the cheerleaders dance. Everyone hasta stand up and "move your butts to the music, y'all!" and all I can think about is what's gonna happen to me after ( Read more... ) -
More Ghost Train
The first bell rings and everybody starts shufflin off to class. I dig in my bag and pull out my schedule. "Freshman assembly," it says, "Gym." I don't know where the gym is exactly, so I let myself get pushed along by the crowd. I see a girl I know from middle school up ahead so I kinda follow the back of her head til I get to the gym. We ( Read more... ) -
Dear Men,
Do not assume that because I am stretching in the park before I jog, that I need your help with how to stretch. I have over a decade's experience of yoga, movement, dance and body training and I don't need your half assed opinion on how to lunge properly. I also do not need your services as a personal trainer, especially since you seem to work at ( Read more... )