Only two assignments stand between me and FREEDOM! At least for two months, then I have a summer class. Le sigh. But the point is that I am ever edging near the break my brain so desperately needs. I also had a lovely Easter with the family. Onto the more fannish stuff!

The Female Character Trope Fest is up and running! Come the weekend, I am so ( Read more... )

Weekend: My feet are covered in blisters from walking to karaoke last night. *sad face* On the other hand, I managed to sing along so loudly that I didn't need a microphone. Vodka: the key to unlocking my chest voice ( Read more... )

Good morning, Internet! I have submitted my last assignment with a Friday deadline, meaning it is my last Friday of doing schoolwork until 10:30 PM. Maybe. I have spent the morning doing battle with course registration, which would be a lot easier if the course schedule didn't LIE LIKE A RUG. Also, I am mysteriously waitlisted for classes that are ( Read more... )

My immune system is going to be so mighty if I can just make it through my first year of full-time teaching. Which is to say that I have been absent due to a sinus infection that rendered me unable to hear out of my right ear for a few days. Like a fool, I went to work and all of my classes. (To be fair, one of the wee ones turned four yesterday. ( Read more... )

Rising Death Toll in Libya Protests - Because U.S. media (possibly others? I can't speak for other countries) is doing a terrible job getting the word out.

Stand with Planned Parenthood - Because women's lives matter, even if the U.S. House doesn't think so.

Dear commenters on this post, motivating students is part of a teacher's job. So is ( Read more... )

Dear Internet, I know you missed me for the ONE DAY I was MIA. I did not have the world's greatest teaching day yesterday, then I had five hours of class, so I took a break from socializing with the world. And I am all the better for it!

Richard Siken fic fest! In which you use quotes from Richard Siken poems as inspiration for fics. I have yet to ( Read more... )

Whooooo busted her passenger side window? That would be me. I'm so glad that we're getting another storm this week, because narrower streets are exactly what I need. I facepalm forever.

Onto better things! bookelfe recently saw Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and wrote the most glorious review. It gives me fond flashbacks to the time I drank an entire ( Read more... )

Breaking news: I made a tumblr. I think I added everyone who's posted about tumblr recently, but let me know if you have one! There are just too many pretty pictures floating around that site.

So, NBC used a generator to create the hypothetical children of various Community pairings. Go and witness the, um, beauty. Also, this week's episode! ( Community 2.12, Asian Population Studies )

It's been a rather quiet Sunday, which seems fitting after yesterday's somber news about Rep. Giffords. Not much happened today in the way of RL productivity, but I did a few things on the Internet. littledust got a new layout, and I posted 106 Fringe icons to agirlnextdoor.


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Man, I will be glad when it's Friday. In case you were wondering, the first week back from winter break is exhausting. I missed the wee ones, but they're having trouble listening and keeping their hands to themselves. I'm also getting frustrated with my own limitations as a first-year teacher, and as a result have been reading up on early childhood ( Read more... )