Our clothes dryer hasn't been working.  It heats, but doesn't dry, causing us to believe the ventilation was blocked.  The outside vent doesn't close properly, which means birds probably built a nest in it ( Read more... )

I don't own an iPod; I have a little Sony MP3 player, which works well for me.  I don't have an iMac, since graphics and music aren't terribly important to me.  However, due to the constant hype about the iPhone, I finally went to have a look at what exactly it is.

Wow, that thing is shiny.  It's still a phone, so I don't really want one, but the ( Read more... )

This week's free rental game?  Twilight Princess!  Woot!

Oh, it's beautiful.  There are some pretty clever puzzles, neat gadgets, cool bosses, fun games, and Hyrule is more massive and fun to explore than ever.  And the posing!  You do something cool, and Link poses dramatically!  It rules.

I doubt I'll finish it in the five days we've got it, but no ( Read more... )

As you may be aware, I occasionally tinker with 3D graphics design as a hobby.  I've never attended any courses for this, and I've never really had more than a glance at the help file, so I just learn new bits by clicking buttons and seeing what happens.  Now and then I get lucky.

I have discovered texturing!  This allows me to cover a surface with ( Read more... )

Have I really not posted since the middle of May?  Sorry about that.

My practicum ended well.  I had all the grading done and turned over to my mentor, so no loose ends.  The kids were even sad to see me go, which is a nice sign.  I had to go back last week for some final paperwork with my supervisor, and stupidly stepped into the room during the ( Read more... )

I am completely exhausted.  Fortunately, thanks to the existance of a holiday in honour of a certain monach who reigned in my favourite literary period, I get a long weekend.  Yay ( Read more... )

Aside from being so hoarse I can't talk properly, things are going okay.  I've been whispering for about four days now ( Read more... )

Last week was somewhat exhausting: early mornings to set up for lessons, long days at the school, and late evenings writing new lessons and picking Peta up from midnight shifts ( Read more... )

If you're not interested in teacher talk, here's the news: I'm fine, and things are okay.  The rest to follow is me talking shop.

The practicum has been going alright.  I'm still struggling with some stuff, but I think I'm improving.  I needed to plan better, and I'm getting a better feel for what works.

I have a few little gems I'm having trouble ( Read more... )

I can't tell you how badly my lesson on Wednesday went.  That was absolute chaos.  The novel study was just plain badly done.  The math should have been good.  It was the way our math professor told us to do things.  She would have liked the idea and problems.  Reality, on the other hand, didn't.  It was a mess.

Carolyn (my mentor teacher) and I ( Read more... )