I encourage all of you to come over to my new blog. I don't plan to use livejournal actively. So don't forget me.

http://schoolrage.wordpress.com

I am moving my blog to wordpress. It's time for change.

I've imported most of my entries from lj to wordpress, and I made an introductory post.

Here is the new address:

http://schoolrage.wordpress.com

Yes, I'm gay.

Everyone knows it.

And if school administrators expect me to cover up this rather-obvious fact, fuck them.

Public education is really fucked.

What am I to do about it?

I return to high school teaching in January. Let's hope I do something right.

I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO over history right now, bleh ( Read more... )

Right now, I'm in one of the confessionals on the sixth floor of the library... I'm doing my best to do anything that isn't on task. This morning, I should be working on a review essay on Betty Wood's "Men's Work, Women's Work." While I enjoyed the accessibility of the text, I did not find it compelling. Bleh bleh bleh, etc ( Read more... )

I only have one week left of freedom. Beginning August 20, I return to the IVORY TOWERS to pursue graduate work in history. While I'm really excited about this transition, it is also anxiety-provoking at the same time. My previous undergraduate and graduate work does not involve any actual history coursework. For this reason, I am grateful that ( Read more... )

Marc and I saw Sicko this evening. Yes: the film is inherently polemical. Yes: the film is classic Moore ( Read more... )

Visited with Marc's sisters and brother

Celebrating America's grand tradition of imperialism and conquest

Pop some fireworks in the spirit of environmental consciousness

Marc made some fantastic beans

I farted all night long

Marc is still asleep. It's 2:34pm. We were supposed to get up at 8:00 to go to HCC and deal with his financial aid stuff. Flojo!