All I have left to enter is classwork grades (aka, how many times have I had to talk to you directly because you're driving me nuts points).  I can do this.  I have graded & entered over 4" of paper today.  So sick of grading ( Read more... )

I felt a bit like one of those rubber bouncy balls this break.  It was fantastic - I got lots of time at home and lots of time at school and both of those are all sorts of good stuff - but each bounce was about an hour drive.  So... yeah ( Read more... )

 So everyone on campus - or so it seems - has gone home for break.  Which leaves me for a week with elementary school, and then free time.  I'm planning Powerhouse Blues on Monday, LaB on Tuesday, and then there's the to-do list, that just seems to keep getting longer:

• working in the studio*
• artist statement (aka mini-thesis) - STARTED (3+ SS'd pages ( Read more... )

I have to say that I'm so glad I'm home.  Getting to stress-bake, getting to hang out with my parents and my little brother, actually getting to see how they are doing rather than hear through the phone and through letters.  Robert's having issues adjusting to morning practices (which I don't think I had to do until season actually started) and has ( Read more... )

Full rough draft of my thesis
   which means getting through 1) 8 articles online and 2) 33 books  (I'm through 3 of the ones I brought home.)

Teach for America Application
  letter of intent
  resume
  figuring out where I could happily live for 2 years, where my Mom wouldn't freak out that I'd be too far away, and that I could go swing dancing!
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What I've accomplished this week ( Read more... )

What I've got left:

Today:
Last time in charge of SRS 5th graders playing with clay
Journal entries for Arts ed
(figure out if I need to get Teacher Helen to sign off on my log - if yes, do that, if no, done with this class)
Finish Adolescence paper:  and thus finish the class !!!
Seriously edit Renn Rome paper; study for final
Introduce a Dremel tool to ( Read more... )

( Because I'm curious )

 I've convinced Sirkka to give a concert.  (Which I have to plan.  Which is fun, because I like planning.)

Break on Friday!  Anyone want to do something on Saturday?  I want to bake, I think.  Scrumptious goodies.

Wore the infinity dress that I whipped up during break to LaB last night.  I don't think I've ever gotten so many compliments on an item ( Read more... )

(and only the snow can begin to explain
how children are apt to forget to remember
with up so floating many bells down)

Got home from babysitting at about 2 last night.  I don't know if it's blatant inflation, but I never used to be paid $10/hr to babysit.  Not going to complain, but I feel like it's exorbitant.  Tramped through the (knee-high) snow ( Read more... )