School Ate My Brain
Like the title says, I think school ate my brain. I’ve been trying to think of something to say in here and it’s totally been nothing by a flat line. Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeee… And then there was this tiny...
View ArticleSo a Gay Man Wants to be a Teacher
I’ve been seeing some disturbing things related to LGBT teachers. The biggest story out there is about Ken Bencomo and St. Lucy’s. Bencomo was fired just 11 days after footage and an interview of his...
View ArticleIt’s COMING!
School starts TOMORROW. Filed under: School Tagged: oh crap, school starts, summer over
View ArticleAdvice for Freshmen (or what you can do to stop annoying the crap out of the...
I’ve been there. You graduated high school not that long ago, went a little wild over the summer, and now you’re having to navigate a whole new city within the city you thought you knew. Maybe you...
View ArticleWhat I Think of My Classes So Far
I feel pretty good about my classes this semester. I’m taking more related to my English major, but I also have a couple General Education ones to finish up and I’m thinking about adding or changing...
View ArticleThe Writing Tutor
UPDATE: Apparently, one does not volunteer, one is hired in June. So no tutoring in an official capacity. But I did meet beefy Australian Justin who seduced me into buying a Kitkat bar I’m going to...
View ArticleLife as a Librarian’s Lover
Decadent in a deep blue tunic with a neck so wide it occasionally slips off his shoulder, Thorny quietly approaches his prey. Librarianus hottypantsus is known to be oblivious when surrounded by old...
View ArticleFriends Updates: Tyrell Roars
Tyrell has a theme song He says it makes him feel powerful, like he can stand up for himself if he remembers it. I really love knowing that and every time we get together to hang out or even just...
View ArticleNo More Somedays
Why is it we don’t think about how short life can really be until something reminds us? I know it could happen in an instant, but I still put things off — important things — for “someday” or “later”....
View ArticleSilly Things
How many of you got caught up in Google’s 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who game this weekend? I kept opening a new tab and forgetting what I was doing because the clickety kept calling to me. And then...
View ArticleWe Interrupt This Broadcast
Due to Final Exams! {runs around in circles screaming} Seriously, I’ve got this thing, but I’m taking a break from the innernets for the coming week just to ensure my sanity is still intact at the end...
View ArticleBack to School
So it’s that time again. {sigh} I’ve gotten used to the first day back crapiola. Mostly. It’s still stressful until I find someone I know, and then it’s easier to relax. I have some repeat profs, so...
View ArticleAh, Tutoring…
I like tutoring. Sometimes it’s like solving a puzzle. I have to ask questions to figure out what the student knows. A lot of the time, they know more than they think they do. Then it’s just a matter...
View ArticleThe Fate of Teaching
I’ve hesitated to say anything about this because it could identify exactly which school I’m attending and that bothers me on a privacy/security level. But this topic impacts my life and I have things...
View ArticleFinals Are Coming
It’s the week before finals at school, so I’ll be online a lot less. It’s unbelievably easy to get distracted by everything you guys are doing and completely procrastinate what I’m supposed to be...
View ArticleAhhh… Freedom
If you were on Facebook last week, you might’ve noticed some slightly odd, possibly sugar-fueled posts from me on my progress through final exams. If you emailed me… Well, I’m going to go back and see...
View ArticleChoosing a Restroom Shouldn’t be Dangerous
I’m always aware of how I look. Not because I’m narcissistic, but because other people take notice and some end up having a problem. Anymore, on most days, I look pretty androgynous. I’ll play up one...
View ArticleBye-Bye Summer
{sigh} I start school on Monday. I’m in that weird OMG-Yay-OhNo stage of going back. OMG = I feel like I don’t have everything prepared. Yay = I was feeling a bit ready to get back to learning. OhNo =...
View ArticleKeeping Busy
So I’ve been busy lately. {bzz bzz} It’s crazy how much stuff you mean to do before some deadline, and then time runs out, that deadline was like last week, and you now have a ton of new stuff to do in...
View ArticleHow You’ll Help Me Get an “A”
I did something a whole lot outside my comfort zone this semester: I asked the dean of the art school if I could create an independent study class around my business, Sunshine Paintings. He said yes :)...
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