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Conversations with Sammka, or: In which Tortoise's friends rule hard
In which Tortoise misses lunch by about 10 hours:
Tortoise: Okay, feel free to humiliate me.
sammka: Um, that sounds kinda sketchy.
T: You could humiliate me online.
S: Okay! "tacotortoise"> doesn't know when lunch is!"
T: Nooooo! "sammka">, you're going to ruin me! How can I make it up to you ( Read more... ) -
Will and Memorials
I am a rather strong-willed individual, at times almost perversely so. In particular, I can't stand to hear someone tell me "I'm right and you're wrong," even when that is indeed the case. For example, when Zanmi and I taught THEO back in '04, we ran into some pedagogical conflicts. To me, it seemed that on these occasions she would inevitably ( Read more... ) -
Mars need women. Tortoise needs employment.
So...I'm starting to seriously rethink this whole idea of teaching. ( Yeah... ) -
Crash
"So, Tortoise, how was your first day as a full-time math teacher?" Funny you should ask that. Let me tell you...( Oh, the suspense! ) -
Ulp
As of about 12:30 this afternoon, I am a math teacher for Prince Georges County Public Schools. And I start teaching -- not orientation, but teaching -- um, Monday. To say that I am excited and scared would be quite the understatement. This may be the hardest thing I have ever done with my life, and it may be the best thing. Quite possibly both ( Read more... ) -
Awesomeness
Well, CTY is over, and I'll try not to talk about it too much longer. A lot of awesome stuff happened. I have a new best friend, and that is quite awesome. We hung out at the Smithsonian today and made fun of small French paintings and mammals and other things. She also pointed out that what I was making out to be a source of angst was in fact ( Read more... ) -
Superdorks
Well, I'm winding down from one of the most enjoyable dances in recent years. ( CTY and Mystery Hunt geekiness combined! Yeah!! ) -
All I really need to know I somehow forgot
My Crypto class must have failed kindergarten. They can't follow directions, they don't know how to use glue, and they won't clean up after themselves even when you explicitly tell them to four times. And yet we expect them to crack the Enigma. Right ( Read more... ) -
I would make a pun, but I'd be stealing it from matt_rah
What? No CTY geekery this time? ( Music geekery instead )