Last Sunday night Greg and I had a good discussion about 2008’s highs and lows.  It was a good talk.  I felt like I had been keeping a lot to myself and it was nice to really say everything that was on my mind.  A few entries ago I wrote about my need to be strong.  Greg’s one of the few people I’ll allow myself to be “weak” in front of.  Somehow I ( Read more... )

Rob invited me to Joanna and Mike’s to watch the campaign coverage. Just as I was about to head out, I got a phone call from San Jose Nick wishing me a Happy Election Day and making sure that I voted. He didn’t need to ask me that, which I’m sure he knew, making it even nicer to hear his voice. Nick said that he has an ultra liberal phone ( Read more... )

I'm not sure if this quiz should be the deciding factor for my vote but I'm voting with my heart this year, not with my fears.

83% John Edwards
83% Mike Gravel
81% Dennis Kucinich
79% Barack Obama
76% Hillary Clinton
72% Joe Biden
69% Chris Dodd
69% Bill Richardson
35% Rudy Giuliani
35% John McCain
31% Mitt Romney
28% Mike Huckabee
27% Tom Tancredo
20% Ron ( Read more... )

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So I haven't written in my journal in a long time.  Basically it's because I sometimes feel like I need to watch what I say.  I was using the excuse that I didn't want anyone to be upset about what I wrote.  Then Nick decided to use some logic against me that I used on him once and tell me that I censor myself because I'm trying to protect myself, ( Read more... )

Hello Friends!

I was at my new school yesterday and I was informed that I'm going to be switching classrooms with another teacher, meaning desks and shelves and whatnot need to be moved from one room to another. I also need to set up my classroom once all the furniture is moved. I'd like to do this next Thursday and Friday (July 13th and 14th) in ( Read more... )

The Ultimate Showdown

I got the job!!! WA HOO! Starting this July, I will be employed at The GreenMount School in Baltimore. It's an independent school that was started by some mothers who were fed up by Baltimore Public Schools. And here's the best part, NO STATE TESTING! My main motivation for getting out of public school was all the MSA crap. I feel like we spend ( Read more... )

Hey All,

Career Day is coming up at my school and we are looking for folks with interesting jobs to come and speak. Last year Aaron (production assistant) came it was great! It would really help us out a lot if you could come. Schools are all about showing appreciation so I'm sure there would be some kind of reception afterwards; there was last ( Read more... )

This is a claymation movie that my students are working on in their media class with Jenny. It's called The Haunted House. It's not complete yet, and someone's arm is clearly in one of the shots, but hey, they're 9 and it's still pretty cool.

http://home.comcast.net/~jennyseifried/haunted.mov