The Secret Life of Me

what a great day.

every once in a while i get to have a day where no one yells at me or accuses me of screwing up their kids, i don’t find out that another one of my students is homeless, there are no fights, i don’t assign detention to anyone, i don’t have to raise my voice or [...]

congrats to mark and meriel who proposed to each other on a hill top in ireland. <3

lately i have been either too busy or too lazy to post.
summary:
wedding, subpoena, soccer, work, trip to hood river, work, soccer, swimming, no more subpoena, work, work, work, clean, eat, sleep?, work…

we are staying at a hotel for a friend’s wedding and thus have access to tv. i have always been sort of appalled by commercials, but one that i just saw takes the cake. it was an advertisement for high fructose corn syrup, literally for the sole purpose of image. the premise of the commercial [...]

tonight was the second game with my women’s soccer team and i am super excited to play with these ladies. it’s looking like the league is going to be pretty tough with lots of highly skilled women playing. this is in total contrast to last year when the league was kind of a mess. the [...]

there are many reasons why i love where i live. this weekend’s display/celebration of my beloved city’s culture of weirdness is a prime example. once a year, people are encouraged more than usual, to dress up in their fairy best, paint their faces and exhibit the local flair at our official celebration. major events include [...]

it always amazes me when i tell kids to do something, and then they do it. what’s even more shocking is that kids are requesting my class. it’s nice to know they liked me last year. it’s also really nice to have veterans of my class who i can task with helping out. luckily most [...]

i made pants. they represent the most complicated sewing project i have attempted to date. they fit, but there is one small flaw. luckily no one will ever notice. even better, they are lined with purple.

i made chili for dinner tonight and had to cut a jalepeno. we all know that even washing your hands doesn’t get rid of all the oil typically resulting in painful eye incidents hours after actually touching the pepper. this gets hilarious when sophie decided to snuggle with me on the couch and licked my [...]