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[Nov. 17th, 2007|09:14 am] |
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Hello Live journal, its been a long time! Here is a picture on me on a hike this summer. . . It's Saturday morning, I'm sleepy. Hope everyone has a good Thanksgiving. I am going to make bbq tofu for my contribution to the feast. I found a great new recipe. :) |
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| community |
[Nov. 18th, 2006|08:25 pm] |
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This Thanksgiving I am thankful for the many communities that I am part of: my family, my neighbors, a growing sense of community among the adults and children that I work with, the community of teachers I have found at graudate school, my queer friends, my straight friends and my long distance friends spread out accross the country. :) |
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| May Day |
[May. 1st, 2006|09:10 pm] |
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If I was going to post a picture right now it would be to scare you all (or maybe make you laugh, or sympathize if you are really nice) with my bright red lobster face. I have a life time record breaking sun burn aquired at the "We are America" march today. The march was cool but now I am trying to figure out how to avoid being seen in public for the next 4-5 days. |
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| some numbers |
[Apr. 21st, 2006|09:02 pm] |
It's not the end of the school or calendar year but for some wacky reason I feel inspired to count things from the past year.
number of resignation letters written to school boards: 2
Number of traffic tickets: 3 *@&!
Number of first dates: 3
Number of mocha lattes: about 20
Number of new friends (narrowly defined): 1
Number of new friends (broadly defined): 8
Number of times I've totally lost it with students: 3?
number of kickass barbie doll high heels I've bought: 1
Number of times I've gone to bed before 8:30 pm: too embarrassing to admit
Number of L-word episodes viewed: about 30
Number of nights gone out dancing: 14
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| advice |
[Apr. 8th, 2006|04:21 am] |
If you take life too seriously, then it's not fun.
-from the guest book in "there" coffee shop |
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| tired but happy |
[Mar. 27th, 2006|09:11 pm] |
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the roads on the map with the little dots denoting "scenic road" intrigue me. I got to drive on some of them the past few days in the stunning Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Southern Colorado. Unbelievable scenery. Went with Sabina and Sara and her girlfriend and stayed with an older lesbian couple who my friend Sara knows. They are working on opening an inn on the top of this beautiful mountain. We got to stay there before it officially opens. I learned to say star in Macedonian (it is a bloody hard word), built fires, feasted on scenery, played cards, gossiped, drank too much wine, chased escaped chickens, listened to Dolly Parton singing folk songs and forgot Denver and work existed. |
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| poetry |
[Mar. 18th, 2006|11:09 am] |
Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the wind longs to play with your hair.
-Kahlil Gibran |
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[Mar. 16th, 2006|09:47 pm] |
Connecting to Jessica's entry, I would like to note the three year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq this weekend. Last week I went to hear an unembedded journalist (most journalists these days take the U.S. military's sanctioned tour and call that journalism, there is a special name for the few who go out there and find another perspective) speak about his experience in Iraq. Very informative and of course, terrible.
I mentioned to my students that we have now been in Iraq three years and their response was basically, huh? we're still in Iraq?
And of course, several of my lovely boys pretending to shoot people with their fingers.
In other news, "Pope Joan" is a good book if anyone is looking for a read. |
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[Mar. 3rd, 2006|08:56 am] |
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The excitement of the day is that I have left behind my spartan days of living without internet at home. I write this message from my very own, cute desk. |
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[Feb. 10th, 2006|04:08 pm] |
I know it's time to take a break from teaching when I find myself thinking that when I have my own children I WILL smack them if they act the way some of my students do. Good thing it's Friday afternoon. I made a boy cry this afternoon. And he deserved it. Wow, I don't see the vengence side of me come out very often but apparently I have one.
By the way, season 3 of the L word sucks. I agree with you Erin that there are certainly some hotties, but its going way down hill. |
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