last night i couldn't stop laughing at this kid i'm tutoring. we had to work on a bunch of mini-projects for the book _Bridge to Terabithia_, and since he's a non-native speaker, we were hitting up the easier assignments (lists, stuff not directly about the plot (because he was having trouble with the small details), drawing/writing projects)... ( Read more... )

She's a non-native speaker, but veryvery(very) smart, so I'm thinking that kind-of complex (but short!) late elementary/early middle schol/young adult books will be fine ( Read more... )

okay, so i'm taking a shower ( Read more... )

Hell yeah! Medallion Press called my dad tonight and told him that they're going to publish his book!!! Hardback, will be available in June '08, _The Front Porch Prophet_, it's going to the Book Expo of America, and the president of the company was the one who decided to publish it ( Read more... )

are probably the coolest ( Read more... )

i've got to give one more final exam on wednesday, grade like a crazy, then i'm done ( Read more... )

this is the best thursday ever ( Read more... )

I won a prize ( Read more... )

no seriously. it's really hard. by my made-up calculations, i've got a little over a month to read a gazillion books and learn what the hell they mean.

at least if i mess up the comps, i can retake them in the spring. but you know me, it's like a personal mission of mine to make things like this stressful.

it's at eight, and i'm finally starting to feel a little antsy. then the next one is at nine thirty, so i can't be antsy for a little while on that one ( Read more... )