Best convo....We go to a beach called la playa de los gringos, or white folks beach, and hang out there. Yesterday a man came up to me and started talking and talking. I sorta remember being introduced to him and... Continue Reading →
Today I had roughly sixty parent/teacher conferences. Some with both parents present, some with the child present. Most were fanTAStic. Some were awkward. One was horrifying. And I thought to myself, "Self, some of these parents need some loving (or... Continue Reading →
"hmmm....Ke$ha's bowl looks dirty....she looks unhappy....is she dead?" (tap on glass) "nopenope not dead. I bet she wants me to clean her bowl. poor fishie. I have so much work to do but...I better take care of this right. now. I... Continue Reading →
ooooh this weekend feels good. feels SO good. my sister is home from the college place, and its my 27.5 birthday! Oh yeah. Half birthdays should always be celebrated. we's going out tonight. I made all my students sing songs... Continue Reading →
this is an honest request. i need to get off the couch, where i normally throw these parties, and get to a real table. that would be an adult step up. out of my sweatpants and away from boxed wine?... Continue Reading →
Dear 8 pound, 6 ounce newborn infant Jesus, don’t even know a word yet, just a little infant and so cuddly, but still omnipotent...lying there in your...your little ghost manger, lookin' at your Baby Einstein developmental videos, learnin' 'bout shapes and... Continue Reading →
I graduated from the wonder that is UCSB. Aka - the Land of 1000 Halloweens. Halloween is at least a week-long holiday there. We were known for dropping classes if they had midterms or essays due the last week of... Continue Reading →
Well. It's 10:45pm on a Wednesday night. I'm finally home from work, the gym, dinner with friends. I am showered, the kitchen is clean, and laundry folded. And now its clearly too late to start studying. The only thing I... Continue Reading →
Favorite moment of the day....a kid in my Spanish class told a five minute story about "one of the saddest days of my life" when a friend's mom promised to get him a slurpee, but she didn't. I threw back... Continue Reading →
I occasionally gripe about Facebook, but I was SO grateful for it yesterday. Deep within the cloud of stress that was apparently passing over most of California, and in a life-determining-test-tomorrow storm front, I became one of those people I... Continue Reading →
Saturday is THE.DAY. CSET testing day. Five Hours. 162 multiple choice questions, 11 short essays, covering Columbus to genetics, quadratic equations to your mom, and everything in between. If I pass, things are great. If I don't....there will be ___________... Continue Reading →
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