last night, ryan came over. he, lauren, gina, bill and i went to dinner then everyone (minus lauren) went out. i drank beer that tasted like flowers, though i will never know it's true identity, it was damn good ( Read more... )

let's step out tonight ( Read more... )

"just give me some animal crackers and a flashlight and i'm good"

"'cause i'm a gangsta. it's my job to come in here and steal his butter"

teachingtoday in school i laid down the law and gave 4th period a seating chart. i moved them all to the front and separated the problem areas. the result: a couple "fuck this shit"s and about 5 minutes of ( Read more... )

i like to worry so much that i often find myself searching for things to worry about before i fall asleep. yes, i'm aware i have a problem ( Read more... )

this is what it's come down to:

+ shell called me this week and asked me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding.
+ my supervisor observed me on friday and told me he was extremely impressed with my teaching and my relationships with my students. street credit, mr. b, street credit ( Read more... )

I AM SO EXCITING WHILE I'M PLANNING THIS UNIT!!!!!! I CAN'T TAKE IT ( Read more... )

oh yeah...

amidst shrek fruit snacks (or fruit funs as lauren calls them)

me: ohh, i got a shrek one!
lauren: i didn't get any shreks, but i got three of these big green guys...

turns out shrek is blue, unicorns exist, and wooly mammoths are mythical creatures. i never stop learning.

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today was one of those "killing myself by slowly lowering my eyeball onto a blunt screwdriver must be better than teaching" days ( Read more... )

i like this teaching gig. it's frustrating, rewarding, annoying, entertaining, and many more contradicting adjectives all in one ( Read more... )