The Secret Life of Me

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Archive for January, 2007

winter

Posted: Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 @ 8:32 pm in Stuff | 2 Comments »

so far, winter term is going very well. things are progressing along and all of a sudden it’s week four. when i think to compare my experience now to that of last term, the differences i see in myself and my surroundings are a little mind-boggling. aside from the teaching part of it, which i [...]

dear christ…

Posted: Saturday, January 27th, 2007 @ 12:27 pm in Stuff | 6 Comments »

you suck. i officially forbid you to move to ohio. we all know that oregon is much better than ohio. oregon loves you. ohio just wants to convert you to its evil red-state ways. i think the mid-western cold has frozen your brain cells. you owe us a visit when you get here…or at least [...]

new hotness

Posted: Saturday, January 20th, 2007 @ 6:20 pm in Stuff | 1 Comment »

dylan just got a new wide angle lens and we used it to take hilarious photos of the kitties and other household items including, but not limited to, our new washing machine!, our espresso maker and my new emo bangs.
look it’s miko.

and sophie. for some reason she is incapable of leaving me alone when i [...]

we’re not in kansas anymore

Posted: Tuesday, January 16th, 2007 @ 7:46 am in Stuff | No Comments »

it’s snowing again. and it’s sticking. wtf. schools are on a two hour delay this morning so instead of getting a ride from dylan on his way to work, i now have to walk in the snow. oh well. my guess is that in about an hour this will be rain and not snow. we [...]

it is true

Posted: Friday, January 12th, 2007 @ 12:35 pm in Stuff | 3 Comments »

just as rachel indicated, we are, in fact, bat-shit crazy. last night we hiked the butte. yes at night. it was also snow covered and about 25 degrees. it was awesome.
despite my initial reservations about problems with ice on the way down the rock-faced summit, we plowed ahead. at the top we were greeted by [...]

SNOOOOMGEEZ!

Posted: Thursday, January 11th, 2007 @ 9:07 am in Stuff | No Comments »

More pictures in my gallery.

snow day

Posted: Thursday, January 11th, 2007 @ 7:26 am in Stuff | 1 Comment »

schools CLOSED Jan. 11 / Las escuelas se cierran
All Mystery School District schools are closed Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007 due to inclement weather and hazardous road conditions. All after-school activities are canceled.
EMERGENCY STAFF ONLY should report; all other staff do not report.
pictures soon.

the great bicycle crash of ‘07

Posted: Friday, January 5th, 2007 @ 4:39 pm in Stuff | 3 Comments »

this afternoon i find myself grateful for one (well maybe more than one) thing…bicycle helmets.
i would gladly ride my bike in the pouring rain, wind whipping in my face, threatening to make me peddle involuntarily backwards. i would ride my traveling lightening rod in a wild, crazy thunderstorm. i might even ride it in a [...]

south

Posted: Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007 @ 3:17 pm in Stuff | 1 Comment »

today was my first day at my winter term practicum placement. from what i can tell it is going to be hilarious and fun. the level of geekery among the math department is both pleasing and odor free. i was fortunate enough to have been assigned to two cooperating teachers, both who went through the [...]