........with Spring BREAK! - This teacher is so done with grading, progress reports, writing referrals, cleaning off boogers and gum, smelling BO, catching notes, making up assignments, and answering emails. She is headed to Puerto Vallarta for a full week... Continue Reading →
This week I'm going to Science Camp as a counselor with some of my students. I will have seven girls in my cabin, and I'm pretty excited to see how they act outside of school...and I'm sure they're a little... Continue Reading →
The year was 2004, the spring. I was a tree-hugging, protesting, politicized, hippie sophomore taking International Politics at UCSB. I remember when he walked in the door. He was wearing a tan coat, rocking a jewfro and four day stubble.... Continue Reading →
In great news, we OWNED Splash Mountain!! We ended the night with a grand total of 17 rides. We were soaking wet, running through the parades and fireworks and Main Street, but triumphant. Each round on Splash Mountain is ten... Continue Reading →
I remember one of the first times I ever went to Disneyland as a kid. I was maybe 5 or 6 years old, and Jenna and I were in matching blue overalls with big white polka dots on them. We... Continue Reading →
This weekend I am going on the awesome adventure known as a "Family Vacation." We have no one younger than 15 in our family, and we are headed to Disneyland! Heyooo!! Its going to be a bit of an adult... Continue Reading →
I'm going out of town this weekend. I just got back from mexico, but i can't stay home for more than three or four weeks in a row. and ive been feeling quite restless with my job lately....so i think... Continue Reading →
I remember my great grandma talking about spiders in the South that were the size of dinner plates. i woud laugh at her exaggeration. I am not laughing now. Last night, while tucking my mosquito net in around my bed... Continue Reading →
Things I know about Texas: the sky is big. the fried chicken is good. the sun is hot. and the people dont talk good English. When I told people that I was going to Texas to learn Latin, they all... Continue Reading →
Flew back to California yesterday on a nice Delta flight, but boy I tell you, people were paying quiiiiite a bit more attention to the safety information this time around! Ooooh you could hear those seatbelts click click click. After,... Continue Reading →
I asked only one thing of my trip to Georgia - to come back with a pair of overalls from Walmart. And Walmart has failed me. Dagnabbit. What I don't understand is if Walmart isn't selling them, where are all... Continue Reading →
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