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
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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 8: Super-Sunday Night Blues
Tonight I'm REALLY feeling the Sunday Night Blues bad. I am not even sure why, because I am all ready to go for tomorrow morning and for the next couple days, I'm up to date with grading (which is weird), and I really like everyone at school so I'm not avoiding anything. I haven't been … Continue reading April 8: Super-Sunday Night Blues
April 6: I Contain Multitudes
I love those lines: Do I contradict myself? Very well, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes)I wrote them from memory, so I'm not exactly sure if they are quite right, but it's probably my favorite sentiment from literature, because it totally fits who I am. I am full on contradictions. My thoughts … Continue reading April 6: I Contain Multitudes
April 1: The World Is Getting Me Down
It's Easter and April Fools Day and it was so cold, we still have to wear winter coats and mittens, and last night, a 61-year-old woman was hit by a sheriff's truck in Sacramento during a vigil-turned-protest for Stephon Clark, who was an unarmed black man shot 8 times by police. I try sometimes to … Continue reading April 1: The World Is Getting Me Down
March 31: Snow for Easter
Annika was really annoyed with the snow today. I was too, I suppose, but mostly because I had to brush it off in order to bring her to a birthday party that started at 9 a.m., which is way earlier than I wanted to be up and the snow just made it more annoying. That … Continue reading March 31: Snow for Easter
Adventures in Distraction 