- making lists – watching movies i’ve seen before when they come on television – ordering in – macaroni and cheese – a really good conversation, preferably by a friend who knows you well enough to bring drinks over – wearing the grey sweater i got 12 years ago from the gap that has a [...]
Archive for June, 2009
love/hate.
Posted in 2009, tagged love/hate on 24 June 2009 | 3 Comments »
love: – “wild about you, love you, want you.” – best group ever – food in class – teaching a great lesson that actually goes well – getting a CSA box of local veggies every tuesday. like a little present each week. – orange boxes from the container store – making a list of things [...]
for when i have kids, or, so cute i could die right now.
Posted in 2009, tagged stuff, the future littles on 18 June 2009 | 1 Comment »
seriously, how amazingly cute (and utterly superfluous necessary) is this: from office of the toothfairy, a superbly designed tooth fairy kit. this almost makes me wish my teeth were falling out again. one of my mom friends has to buy this, so i can live vicariously through them. HOW CAN YOU RESIST?
the money pits.
Posted in 2009, tagged cash money, definitely not news on 15 June 2009 | 2 Comments »
my financial aid has not yet come in, which means i am broke. not in the way that i have money, but only for basic things and not fun things, or in the way that college kids like to commiserate together about their brokeness as an excuse to buy cheap beer. i’m broke in the [...]
how i feel about it sometimes: the eleanor roosevelt explains how i feel about everything in my life edition.
Posted in 2008, tagged how i feel about it sometimes on 14 June 2009 | 3 Comments »
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” — Eleanor Roosevelt [...]
confessions.
Posted in 2009, tagged confessions on 7 June 2009 | Leave a Comment »
when the npr station switches to the hour of celtic music, i don’t always change the channel.
cringeworthy, an ongoing list.
Posted in 2009, tagged cringeworthy on 5 June 2009 | 1 Comment »
newest entries: – pupperoni (dog treat) – vanguartists (name of the artist collective at church) – mommywood (title of tori spelling’s 2nd book) – 4th of july themed clothes at old navy, worn by middle-aged women and their husbands. – TG Fabulicious (clothing line launched by one of the real housewives of new jersey) – [...]
a very short movie review: ordinary people (1980: oscar movie # 9)
Posted in 2009, tagged movies, the boy, the great oscar marathon on 5 June 2009 | Leave a Comment »
my summary skills are spotty at best. it’s a particular skill, and a useful one at that. it’s why we love quotes, song lyrics, poetry, as it captures a world of meaning and poignancy in a form fit for your pocket, where you can take it with you every day. it’s something i ask students [...]
all this fuss.
Posted in 2008 on 1 June 2009 | 1 Comment »
i’ve heard fairly consistent fuss about the rainy weather. and i love it. i love that the sun is out in the morning. i love that it rains so long that it continues in the evening. i love that the threat of rain causes people to maximize their time in the sun. i love that [...]
