So for my honors English class, I'm going to have them create me a 12 line poem in the romantic tradition (Individualism, nature, and supernatural elements) for homework over the weekend ( Read more... )

So I did the poker show yesterday, and I have to say that it was a lot of fun. The $125 cash infusion was quite soothing after losing use of my wallet and ATM card ( Read more... )

So I played another game of football today. It was bad enough that we lost, but before the game I stuffed my wallet, keys, and cell phone into what I thought was my teammates bag for safekeeping. Turns out that it belonged to a different team ( Read more... )

Here's one of my favorite poems that I'm having my students analyze today ( Read more... )

This Is My Life, RatedLife:

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So I just got a call from Harv, and I've officially made the cut for the pilot taping of the Annie Duke poker show. There's a $1,000 cash prize for the winner of the mini-tournament, and an additional $9,000 if you can beat Annie one on one.

Should be fun. Taping takes place next Tuesday on November 8th.

So Halloween week has come and passed, and a hell of a good time was had in the process. If New Year's is the most overrated holiday of the year (and it is), than Halloween is the most fun ( Read more... )

Jack

"We're not savages, Kate. Not yet."

You are Jack. You are compassionate, heroic, and a bit of a martyr. You are brave and a natural leader. However, you shouldn't keep so much bottled up inside. You are so busy taking care of others that you have no time or energy to take care of yourself. Take a load off once in a while and play some golf ( Read more... )

So apparently Stephen King is going to continue to work in the Dark Tower universe after all. He's bringing an original series to Marvel comics talking about Roland's early years. As a big fan of King and the Dark Tower world, I'm actually kind of pumped for this.


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White Sox are 3 - 0 in the World Series so far. Can we get a clean sweep and finish it tonight? I hope so, I certainly have my fingers crossed ( Read more... )