Last night I didn't sleep very well because I woke up thinking about how Donald Trump is just like Johnny Friendly in On the Waterfront. Johnny is a mob boss who is always talking about how he likes people who are tough and he surrounds himself with big, burly guys. He talks about loyalty and … Continue reading April 19: Weird Things Keep Me Up At Night
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April 18: Internet Creation and Parenting
Annika wants to start her own blog and website. I'm not really sure how to help her do this, since I would want her website to be more private than most of the websites I've used. I'm sure I will be able to find something, but I don't know how I feel about this. When … Continue reading April 18: Internet Creation and Parenting
April 17: It’s Tuesday again.
Today was super busy and it didn't help that my ear was plugged pretty much all day so I couldn't hear out of the right side of my head. This was disadvantageous, considering 9th graders want to talk to me all the time and I can barely hear them when they are all talking anyway, … Continue reading April 17: It’s Tuesday again.
April 16: My ears are inverted or something
My ears are popped or congested or something. I've tried everything: decongestants, irrigation, yawning, swallowing, pulling on it, shaking my head (just ended up dizzy), blowing my nose... all the tricks I know and that the internet knows. As a result, I seem to have lost 75% of my hearing. This is frustrating Annika to … Continue reading April 16: My ears are inverted or something
April 15: Snow and Sick Day
St. Paul cancelled school for tomorrow. Seeing the weather outside, I would say it was a really good choice, because the roads are terrible. I'm still sick with a stupid cold, so I'm staying home tomorrow and having a sub. I'm really disappointed, to be honest, because I don't want to miss a day, but … Continue reading April 15: Snow and Sick Day
April 14: Snowmageddon – April edition
It was an old fashioned blizzard! We were dumb enough to run an errand in the early afternoon when it didn't seem that bad. It was. It was really bad. Or at least it got really bad. It wasn't super cold so the snow would bunch up on the windshield wipers so we couldn't see … Continue reading April 14: Snowmageddon – April edition
April 13: I’m a little stitious
It's Friday the 13th and I made that joke with all my classes, but only the seniors got it. Vocabulary: it makes a life better. I'm still sick. It's storming outside, I guess. I haven't been looking outside, but I was laying in bed and I heard thunder. Actually, Annika heard thunder, and she is … Continue reading April 13: I’m a little stitious
April 12: Make up
Last night I got home sick and went right to bed. I did get out of bed to eat dinner, thanks to Dak, but then I went back to bed, thinking I'd take a couple hour nap, then get up and take my medicine and write, then go to bed for the night. I'm sick … Continue reading April 12: Make up
April 11: Sick again. Snow again. Whatever.
My throat hurts. I'm tired. I am sniffly and stuffy. I'm not in any shape to think straight or write coherently. It's supposed to snow again. Some models are saying a lot. If I wasn't sick feeling, I might be more upbeat about it, but I feel crappy, so I just want to eat deep … Continue reading April 11: Sick again. Snow again. Whatever.
April 10: Writing with a Friend
Annika has decided she is going to write with me. She has a sparkly notebook and she wants to write three acrostic poems on a single topic each day. Yesterday, she did animals, and today, she is doing birds. I think it's a great idea... in theory. I want her to get into writing more, … Continue reading April 10: Writing with a Friend
Adventures in Distraction 