I've just finished The Memory Keeper's Daughter.

This is a brief summary. No spoilers:

( Summary of The Memory Keeper's Daughter )

SCREW THE ANGST! A mere four hours later, I am now the Greenfield Hebrew Academy's new lower school science teacher. I WIN!

This is what was declared upon numerous signs across New Mexico as Omar and I headed back toward Georgia. What exactly is the essence of "gustiness"? What is the nature of wind and its existence, we pondered. It was pretty much that deep ( Read more... )

It's officially over. I received my final paycheck, my final evaluation, my final hugs. My room is empty, save for my purse and laptop. It's really rather depressing ( Read more... )

Mmm... the last few weeks have been punctuated by wonderful weekends with good people and it makes me feel lovely and hopeful. Last weekend was spent rekindling an old friendship of eight years prior and finding the surprising similarities between people I admire. Also, four people crashing in one small apartment with pancakes is good for ( Read more... )

Four more weeks, and before you can say "five weeks" I'll be in Atlanta and putting all the frustration and stress of California behind me, and facing the new stress of finding a job before me ( Read more... )

Okay, that actually had very little to do with this rather cool article from the New York Times: ( Lots of Animals Learn, But Smarter Isn't Better )

I spent this week artfully avoiding the drama that blew up as soon as I returned to work. Hint: When avoiding involvement in work and living situation drama, carry a book around and stick your nose in it when someone approaches you to moan. I am a good deal happier about living here without all that nonsense. It had the added benefit of making ( Read more... )

4 am in San Fransisco, eating blueberry pancakes and puzzling the semantics of the workforce with good company and new friends... a scant few hours before that dancing in a hookah bar with Egyptians and good music, cherry sheesha, and a shared bottle of merlot ( Read more... )

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And the line we mucked up is, "We're here to show you that the points we're gonna pillage/and see if we can beat the boys' village ninjas."