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Christmas in November!!
Weekend update: I went down south to visit my friends (which is becoming my usual weekend routine) where we went shopping for Thanksgiving stuff. After a 2 hour trip to church, we walked another 20 minutes to a foreign supermarket, where, in addition to pre-made pie crusts, evaporated milk, and pumpkin pie filling, I found cans of cranberry sauce! ( Read more... ) -
Whirlwind
It seems like forever ago. Then again, it seems like just yesterday. The last 5 days have been a total blur. I can't focus on anything for more than an hour. I can't enjoy anything. I have no energy, I don't sleep. All I can do is try chase away the horrible pictures that keep resurfacing in my imagination. All I can do is try to believe that God ( Read more... ) -
Birthdays, etc.
Since today is my best friend's birthday, and since I currently get to see her less than once a week, I had planned to travel down south to visit her last night. However, a bird had crapped on a telephone pole somewhere in the city (or, substitute your own insignificant-and-unlikely-to-cause-a-massive-traffic-jam situation) causing roadways ( Read more... ) -
Sickness / the system
For the third time in two months I have been feeling significantly under the weather. As luck would have it (or as I like to think of it, as Someone's abundant grace would have it) several of my classes have been cancelled this week due to mid-term exams. I am happy about this, but I also feel bad to think of my itty-bitty adorable 6 year olds ( Read more... ) -
Hey kids... who wants to write a NOVEL??
I'm the first to admit that I'm a bit flaky when it comes to choosing a hobby. I'm always excited about learning something new, that is until I realize how much work it takes to be good at something. I don't want to work at stuff: I just want to be talented instantly. Anyway in the last week I considered joining the circlemakers (Google it yo), ( Read more... ) -
These ducks are so f**king naughty!
One of the lessons I am teaching tomorrow for 3rd grade has a story about naughty ducks. It's the age old story: kids go out on lake, kids feed bread to ducks, ducks get all kinds of mischievious ideas (as ducks are wont to do). I have to make fun of it or else I will go crazy. Seriously, that my students learn anything is a miracle beyond all ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block 10/28
I have always wanted to go out on a date with Harry Burns, Billy Crystal's character in When Harry Met Sally. Not only is it my favorite movie of all time largely thanks to him, but Meg Ryan doesn't deserve him. I get the feeling that if i was with him I would do nothing but laugh all day long. I'd love to have my own personal "paprikash" moment.