10. Hair on toes grosses people out. Its like finger knuckle hair, or stray eyebrows, or lady upper lipness. Everyone has it, its designed to keep you warm, and to embarass you. Nobody wants it. When I whip out my... Continue Reading →
It’s the end of the year, and I asked my students to write some reflections about our year together in Latin. Here are some of the cute or funny ones, that I will remember on a rainy day when students... Continue Reading →
If you've read anything I've written ever or have ever spent more than five minutes talking to me, you know that I have a bit of a crush on Giants phenom closer, Brian Wilson. I joined twitter for him, I... Continue Reading →
Symptoms include: Answering "yes" questions with "si" and occasionally speaking in Spanish without noticing margarita/guac/chips smell cravings considers suntan lotion an acceptable perfume and deodorant inability to care about things due to totally relaxed state of mind late to bed,... Continue Reading →
This is the story...of what happens...when you take 80 sweet, Christian, privately schooled junior highers...place them in the woods...allow them to wear "free dress"....and find out what happens when children stop being polite, and start getting REAL. jk. it wasn't... 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 →
So it was pouring rain, I was running to my car at the end of my last vball practice, and I had a bunch of keys and bags and things in both hands. I threw my stuff into my trunk,... Continue Reading →
This started as a New Year's Resolution....more like a dare, to write a blog or a something every day. Let me tell you....76 written entries of my thoughts/thoughtlessness is a LOT of time, creative energy, etc. I'm a bit running out... Continue Reading →
I'm having a really hard time with Carly's passing. Look at her staff page here. How cute is that girl? Her obituary...I can barely recognize what that means...obituary. It was a beautiful summary of an incredible friend. Yesterday I was... Continue Reading →
Last night was my "try to forget about things and let loose for a few hours" night. L, J and I had bought tickets to see "Rock of Ages" in the city, and researched a place for dinner, timed the... Continue Reading →
Carly has just left us...I think I'm still waiting for it to not be real, for life to go back to the part where I could still think of her as someone I was excited to see again at our... Continue Reading →
There are some people you meet in life that have so MUCH life, you think they could never die. People who change the way you think about others, who have a true impact on your character. Who you miss not... Continue Reading →