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Tossing the Coin....
The school year is winding quickly towards its imminent end, and with it will come the end of my stay here in Cat Lake. There are days when I could very convincingly argue that by leaving this community behind I am leaving behind a small sliver of paradise. I leave behind clean air, immeasurable freedom and a night choir that is unparalleled. In ( Read more... ) -
This is How We Say Goodbye....
There is an interesting feeling associated with staring off into the unknown. A wrench of the gut as the stomach fills with butterflies that seem hell-bent on beating each other to death. Many have asked how in the world I can be so damn calm, how I even managed to gather enough of my courage to even conceive of accepting the .... Adventure...that ( Read more... ) -
Stuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck....
x_x
I'm stuck.
And whining about it.
For some reason (and I blame the books) no matter how many times I promise myself that will sit down and listen to all the EPs sent, watch all the videos emailed and actually do more than stare at the blinking line on my MS Word.....I fail.
Miserably.
My muse has run away, and taking my willpower with it.
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Houston....we may have a SLIGHT problem
This summer will be forever known as the Summer of the Massive Book Addiction.....at least, that’s how I’ll remember it. Within the four weeks of my return home from school, I’ve managed to devour 12 books, cover to cover, and that trend does not seem to be slowing down at all. Not only that, but a re-categorizing of my personal library brought the ( Read more... ) -
25 Things....
1) I was named after a city. In Israel. Apparently the water there matches the color of my eyes
2) I have an ink kink. I love tattoos. But only when they’re on other people.
3) Driving fast in the summer, with the windows rolled down and having the music blasting so loud that your ears ring is one of the best feelings in the world. Thank god Richmond ( Read more... ) -
CYBER-BULLYING!!!!
Cyber-bullying, more commonly known as internet trolling, is not something that will occur in your classroom, however it will be brought into it by the students who are either participating in, or have been effected by being bullied online.
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2012
Some idiot will try to ruin us.....well no.
Not us.
You.
His success will mark the end of one thing, and the begninning of something else. Something a little more terrifying.
....and potentially, something much greater than any of us have ever imagined...
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When Injustice Reaches New Heights........
Ontario union calls for ban on Israeli professors
Ontario's largest university workers' union is proposing a ban on Israeli academics teaching in the province's universities, in a move that echoes previous attempts to boycott goods and services from the Jewish state.
The resolution, proposed by CUPE's Ontario University Workers Coordinating Committee ( Read more... )
