It is 80 degrees in my class–er, cubicle. 80. The temperature of early summer. The temperature of greenhouses. A temperature it should never be inside of a building occupied by humans. And humid. God, is it humid. It smells like feet, or a gerbil cage. Nice. I am not kind when I’m hot, and I. … More Hell?
I stole this meme at Cali’s urging. If you haven’t already, you are welcome to steal it, too. I don’t think she’d mind. She’s nice that way. Be advised, those fill-in-the blank questions are HARD. 1) If somebody said you were like a breakfast cereal, which one would you be and why? Honeycombs, because I … More Stolen goods
As I was assured by many of you, my baby does not have an enormous head. My doctor shared the radiologist’s report with me yesterday, and everything is within completely normal range. The head measures about a week and a half ahead of the rest of the body, which the doctor said was nothing to … More Quick update
Well kids, things are definitely back to normal around here. I have given my slacker 1st block class an assignment, and most of them are doing it. Two of them, however, are sitting at the back of the cubicle (okay, so some things will never be normal) talking, laughing, glancing my way to make sure … More Well kids, things are definitely back to normal ar…
I went in for my weekly appointment today, and since my doctor is out of town for the holiday I saw another doctor in the practice. She told me my doctor had noted at my last visit that he wanted to “watch my height” because I was measuring “a little small.” Today’s measurement was apparently … More Not exactly the pregnancy update I promised
Due to the fire, our 9th and 10th grade students missed six regular school days and the 11th and 12th graders missed three. We are, of course, being required to make those days up because everyone knows if a child receives 174 days of instruction instead of 180, he or she will be scarred for … More Thanks
In my last post I attempted an allusion, but I royally screwed it up. Not once but twice. The word I was actually looking for was SLOUCHING. This is what I was TRYING to allude to: Slouching Towards Bethlehem W.B Yeats Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things … More Apparently, normal is further away than I thought
1. Note to self: a DiGiorn0 thin crust pizza comes with a very thin piece of cardboard under it. You should NOT put the pizza in the oven WITH the cardboard under it. Bad things could happen, and you are damn lucky they didn’t. 2. What’s all this hype about Blogger Beta? Do I want … More Stumbling** towards normal* (With minor editing)
Friday, November 10th was not one of my better days. I had spent the week in chaotic staff meetings, at other schools, or in public places with wireless internet access, desperately trying to resume some semblance of normalcy in my professional life. It wasn’t going well. I was tired, and the images of what used … More The kindness of [people who aren’t really] strangers
Now that I have this in my possession you’ll be hearing more from me. My brain is practically exploding. Make yourselves comfortable. I. In 11 years as a classroom teacher, I have asked the following journal reflection question close to 70 times: “If your house was on fire and you had the chance to go … More Out of the fire, into the frying pan
one small corner of the universe 