Yay democracy!
I spent my Saturday in Michigan, canvassing for the Obama campaign. It was great to do, but I came away not feeling like I accomplished very much. At most of the houses, no one was home, and at several...
View Articleteacher stuff
So, I got an email today that I am not in the top three for the writing teacher position. Well, that saves me the trouble of having to put together a curriculum plan.I'm kinda bummed, because I wanted...
View Articlereconsidering...
Subbing is indeed starting to pick up a bit. (Thank god.) I worked three days last week (of the four I volunteered for), and I worked today.Today's experience was a new one for me. I subbed at a school...
View Articleadvice in this situtation?
So I am currently doing a complete re-examination of my life and deciding on my path. For the past three+ years, I have been in graduate school, and had to stay here in Chicago. But at the end of...
View Articletemporary resolution
Everyone, thank you, seriously, for all the comments and advice and support. It really, really did help, if for no other reason than to hear that I'm not totally crazy in what I think about Chicago...
View Articlei'm so tired...
I am so ready for this election to be over. I'm so tired of all these crazy "Obama is a Muslim Socialist" people. People who are just willfully ignorant.I've lost all my will to argue with people who...
View Articlescience in soft focus
I am absolutely in love with this image, taken with a pinhole camera, over 6 months in one continuous exposure, in Bristol. This shows the path of the sun from winter through spring. The science of it...
View ArticlePresident-Elect Barack Obama
Wow. Just wow. This hasn't really sunk in yet. I think I'm kinda in shock.But today, the world is looking a little brighter.
View Articleupdates from exhausted town
My life is busy, but not really blog-worthy right now. Or maybe it's just sapping all my mental energy.I'm subbing a few days a week.I tutor 3-4 days a week.I'm trying to find a short-term roommate...
View Articlei get bitch-slapped by life
Last week, the Chicago Public Schools were closed for three days. Next week, the Chicago Public Schools are closed two days. This week, the schools are open all week - so it is really important that I...
View Articlea new skill
So, I've been learning sign language this week!I have been subbing all week in the library, at a school that has a deaf program. Therefore, I've been working with some of the deaf students. Through...
View ArticleWho is Christmas, the lord
We opened Soiree Dada: Schmuckt die Hallen last night. It was amazing. The show went so well, the cast was excellent, and the 100+ audience was really into the show.I have some friends who I know are...
View ArticleThe Vatican can blow it out their ass
Apparently, the Vatican issued a statement "forgiving" John Lennon for the infamous statement he made back in 1966 that the "Beatles were bigger than Jesus." The Vatican apparently decided that the...
View Articlewhy I do what I do
People have sometimes shown surprise that I only do tech, and don't perform or act. I think it is important to know what you are really good at, and what you're not.One of my favorite TV shows is...
View Articleand the turkey, like... the lord, came back to life
Oh my gosh, almost two weeks without blogging. I have been so busy the last few weeks, my life has sort of been sucked into a vortex. I can't believe it is the middle of December already.What I've been...
View Articlethe master!
I forgot to mention this - I officially have my master's degree. I'm waiting for the actual diploma to arrive, but according to my transcript, I am now a "Master of Education." BOW TO ME!I'm not...
View Articlenewness
I'm sitting here this morning with actual free time. I'm all dressed up and ready to go, waiting to see if I get a sub call, and kind of hoping that I can just go back to bed.The last three weeks have...
View Article365 Days of Me
I wanted to do the 365 Days Project on Flickr this year, but of course I forgot to start it on the first of January. If you aren't familiar with the 365 Project, it's pretty simple - take a self...
View Articleluscious
President Obama. That sounds really good. Yesterday as I watched the post-oath events, I got a little tickle in the stomach every time I heard the Wolf Blitzer say "The President" or "President Obama."...
View Articlethe job front
I haven't been working very much the past few weeks, which has been kind of stressful. At first, it was my own fault, then it wasn't anymore. Thankfully, the tutoring has been plentiful, which will...
View ArticleA long post on education
If you don't care about how education is funded, you may want to stop reading now.My friend's mom, who lives in a small town in northern Ohio, recently sent an angry letter to a local radio talk show...
View Articlea busy sea of spinning wheels
So, it's been weeks since I posted. I guess I've been lacking words lately. I've been participating in the Flickr 365 Days Self Portrait Challenge, which has taken up a lot of my creative energy.I've...
View ArticleWhere has the time gone?
I haven't posted in a month and a half. Unbelievable. I think a lot of my journaling energy is being focused either into my 365, or into Facebook status updates. Oh, Facebook.So, Skitch and I are...
View ArticleFor the love of Pete, I want a job
It's job-hunting season again for teachers, and the competition is cut-throat. It's almost impossible to get a job without experience. Yet, as in every industry - how do you get experience? I'm...
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