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September 18th, 2009 Here are the things I’m loving this week: —The cocktail question, by Doniree, a fantastic post that will make you think a lot about what it is you do, not just at work. —An old story, yes, but still a good one, and one I shared with my students this week as we read Langston Hughes’ wonderful short story, “Thank You Ma’am.” A big thanks to Patti Digh for reminding me September 18th, 2009 I shamelessly stole this from Just A Small Town Girl. I love books AND surveys! Win-win! Since I’m an English teacher, this seems perfectly appropriate…here are a few answers about me and my books. The book that’s been on your shelves the longest… I am not sure, but I *think* it’s my copy of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day. I still love that book. So September 17th, 2009 Okay, so maybe I don’t get some things. But seriously?! Pop culture baffles the hell out of me. Here are current things I just don’t understand the appeal of: —Kitschy, weird, “kooky” cutesy stuff. When Leslie and I visited the Renegade Craft Fair in SF this past summer, we noticed an abundance of cupcake stuff, which is cute—I get it. But the weird stuff that says things like, “I like September 17th, 2009 One of the new blogs I am really enjoying, Erin of State That I Am In wrote this post this week, about why people “waste their time” on the internet. Believe you me, once your offline friends find out that you spend an inordinate amount of time online, writing, waxing poetic on a website and talking to people that live in a totally different timezone (or at least not within September 16th, 2009 Current Book(s): Soooo many books, soooo little time. Currently, I’m loving Drown by Junot Diaz. I’m also listening to some “classics” in the car on the way to work, and love that. I’m just wrapping up The Picture of Dorian Gray and am going to start Pride and Prejudice next! Current Playlist: Damien Rice, Diane Birch, Sia, Camera Obscura, Silversun Pickups, and “This American Life” podcasts Current Shame-Inducing Guilty Pleasure: September 15th, 2009 So, the thing is, I’m a big Facebook fan. I used to be a MySpacer, and then found out I could play Scrabble on Facebook, and I was all, “Peace out, MySpace!” Still, I have to admit that this article made me do a lot of thinking about why Facebook, in all honesty, sucks. I don’t want you to suck, okay? And I sure as hell don’t want to suck. September 15th, 2009 I love categorizing music by season, and my newest Fall find is Diane Birch. She reminds me of Norah Jones, a touch of Adele and generally makes me want to wrap up in a sweater, put something yummy in the oven and hang out inside, away from the rain. Check out her newest album, Bible Belt. September 14th, 2009 Saturday morning, I decided to get up semi-early and clean out my closet, and attempt to sell clothes at Crossroads, which is always an exercise in embarrassment. Still, I had some good stuff (in my humble and apparently unfashionable opinion) so I thought it was worth a shot. I sold a few things at the first Crossroads (there are TWO opportunities to humiliate yourself near my house!) so I was September 12th, 2009 Since it’s Saturday, I have to highlight a few good things. For me? The best good thing is that yesterday afternoon, I got to have a conversation with my grandma. Last Wednesday, I went to the hospital and was basically told that she would need a miracle—and she’s gotten it. To be able to hold her hand and tell her I love her and have her say the same…well, there’s September 11th, 2009 Andrew and I had this little exchange a few days ago, and as I went to blog it {obviously!} he got frustrated with my lack of humor. So, here is a post directly from Andrew himself regarding a little bit of an Urban Dictionary fail, at least in my opinion. The true meaning of “Titch” If the readers of this blog are anything like me, you use Google about as |
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