Here I am - rock you like a hurricane....
Three months is far too long to have gone without checking in, and I apologize. The move from Denver back to Wheeling and the subsequent start of the new school year was so traumatic for everyone in my family (myself, my wife, and my cats) that we're only now able to look at ourselves in the...
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Three months is far too long to have gone without checking in, and I apologize. The move from Denver back to Wheeling and the subsequent start of the new school year was so traumatic for everyone in my family (myself, my wife, and my cats) that we're only now able to look at ourselves in the...
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I'm Gettin' Married!!!
But first thing's first..........
Greetings from Denver, Colorado! A strange land full of many types of weather - usually all at the same time. The move from Philly was hell and my cats will need years of therapy to unwind from it. Little do they know that I'm moving....AGAIN.....around August 15th. This time it's back to my locale of employment - bucolic...
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But first thing's first..........
Greetings from Denver, Colorado! A strange land full of many types of weather - usually all at the same time. The move from Philly was hell and my cats will need years of therapy to unwind from it. Little do they know that I'm moving....AGAIN.....around August 15th. This time it's back to my locale of employment - bucolic...
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rubysparkle:
Hi
I' hope you enjoyed your time in Vancouver, sorry I didn't get to see you. What gelatto did you have? I love the chocolate-grand marnier.
I'm sure your wedding was a success and tons of fun! Best Wishes to you & N
I' hope you enjoyed your time in Vancouver, sorry I didn't get to see you. What gelatto did you have? I love the chocolate-grand marnier.
I'm sure your wedding was a success and tons of fun! Best Wishes to you & N
goob:
COMMENT # 4500
tee hee
i thought of you.
congrats on the hitched-ness, and I hope you can come by here sometime soon for visiting-ness.
tee hee
i thought of you.
congrats on the hitched-ness, and I hope you can come by here sometime soon for visiting-ness.
* JUNE 20th *
* AN UPDATE IS COMING! *
Thanks to all of you for not dropping me off your friend's lists. I am alive and well - I've just been consumed by 1) the end of the school year, 2) planning my wedding (LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AWAY!!!
), and 3) moving the rest of my crap from Philly to Wheeling and renting...
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* AN UPDATE IS COMING! *
Thanks to all of you for not dropping me off your friend's lists. I am alive and well - I've just been consumed by 1) the end of the school year, 2) planning my wedding (LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AWAY!!!
), and 3) moving the rest of my crap from Philly to Wheeling and renting... Read More
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goob:
Awww... I love that you remember me for your Milestone Posts.
"beg for buttermilk"?
Yesterday Ray was looking through some of my old photo albums, and he commented "Don't take this the wrong way, but you are definitely hotter now than you used to be." He's completely right. I am getting hotter as I get older... wait til I'm 55! I'll be a knockout!
haha...
oh but somehow you found the WORST PICTURE EVER to post in the Philly group. My eyes are half shut. I look stoned! I'm not!
"beg for buttermilk"?
Yesterday Ray was looking through some of my old photo albums, and he commented "Don't take this the wrong way, but you are definitely hotter now than you used to be." He's completely right. I am getting hotter as I get older... wait til I'm 55! I'll be a knockout!
haha...
oh but somehow you found the WORST PICTURE EVER to post in the Philly group. My eyes are half shut. I look stoned! I'm not!
twotoner:
any idea where I can get some of that dick lengthening cream?
Confessions of a dead grandfather Pt. II:
Yes, dear readers, for your enjoyment I have chosen to deliver another riveting tale of the Mongolian-cluster-fuck mental state that is my nominal existence; which is comprised of equal parts paranoia, anxiety, and endless Mobius-loop ruminations on things I have no control over. My grandfather passing away is supposed to be something simple. He's alive - he's...
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Yes, dear readers, for your enjoyment I have chosen to deliver another riveting tale of the Mongolian-cluster-fuck mental state that is my nominal existence; which is comprised of equal parts paranoia, anxiety, and endless Mobius-loop ruminations on things I have no control over. My grandfather passing away is supposed to be something simple. He's alive - he's...
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teerox:
You know, I think everytime I have ever gone to a funeral, I have come home to have sex. Point being, everyone needs an affirmation of life after witnessing death so closely. It is normal to think of yourself, it is the survival instinct kicking in, full force. I suppose most people choose to eat and/or drink themselves into oblivion, but being the deviant that I am, sex is my favorite way to mourn. Just thought I would share.
mngddss:
Pure fucking genius dude. 
So here I am - updating this for the first time in about a month. Where has the time gone? What have I done with my life? No one really cares...so why am I filling this with rhetorical questions? Don't you hate it when people do this in their journals? I do....
My grandfather died today. He had been fighting the effects of "hyper-acute oldness"...
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My grandfather died today. He had been fighting the effects of "hyper-acute oldness"...
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rubysparkle:
Sorry to hear about your Grandfather. My grandma died last year (4 days short of her 100th birthday) and I wasn't sad either. She lived a good, long life. The thing that did make me feel sort of sad was tha fact that she was my last living grandparent and her death meant that I am no longer a grandchild. That role in my life was over.
Anyhow, here is my student story from Fridays foods class...
Student 1(white kid): Ms. Sparkle we need to ask you a question over at our table
Student 2 (latino kid): Do you think Student 3 (Philipino kid) is brown or yellow?
Me: What do you mean??
Student 2: well his skin,
Student 4 (Indian kid): I think I'm brown and he's yellow, more like Asians
Student 3: no, I'm not Asian, so I'm brown
Student 1: I'm whitey
Me: Student 3, what ever colour do you think you are, thats what you are, it doesn't matter what I think
Student 2: but Ms. Sparkle do you think he's brown or yellow?
Circle of debate continues...
Anyhow, here is my student story from Fridays foods class...
Student 1(white kid): Ms. Sparkle we need to ask you a question over at our table
Student 2 (latino kid): Do you think Student 3 (Philipino kid) is brown or yellow?
Me: What do you mean??
Student 2: well his skin,
Student 4 (Indian kid): I think I'm brown and he's yellow, more like Asians
Student 3: no, I'm not Asian, so I'm brown
Student 1: I'm whitey
Me: Student 3, what ever colour do you think you are, thats what you are, it doesn't matter what I think
Student 2: but Ms. Sparkle do you think he's brown or yellow?
Circle of debate continues...
goob:
You know I blew past 3000 comments... even past 3100 now... and I didn't notice.
So you get BIG OL' COMMENT # 3202.
Hope you're having fun somewhere... cuz I see you're not here.
So you get BIG OL' COMMENT # 3202.
Hope you're having fun somewhere... cuz I see you're not here.
UPDATE 3/14
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This is a piss-poor attempt at an update....but I'm tired and and I still don't feel well.
.....aaaaand as an added bonus I discovered today I am working for a TOTAL asshole.
I hate the headmaster of this school. I like just about everyone else (even the Christian fundamentalist math teacher. Really, I like him) and of course the kids are great.......
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This is a piss-poor attempt at an update....but I'm tired and and I still don't feel well.
.....aaaaand as an added bonus I discovered today I am working for a TOTAL asshole.
I hate the headmaster of this school. I like just about everyone else (even the Christian fundamentalist math teacher. Really, I like him) and of course the kids are great.......
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mngddss:
Hey your jounral needs a little TLC as well!
Glad ya made it up for the grub and pool.
Glad ya made it up for the grub and pool.
Okay - I realize that it's way past time to update, but I'm on Spring Break right now, so I don't feel the desire to write anything even though I have some interesting things to write about.
Well, maybe not interesting.....maybe not even funny.....but they are, at least, "things". I should write about them....
But not now. My goal over the next week is to...
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Well, maybe not interesting.....maybe not even funny.....but they are, at least, "things". I should write about them....
But not now. My goal over the next week is to...
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rubysparkle:
Thanks for the history lesson. Just wondering what does CE mean? I know what BC and AD mean.
My spring break is not until the end of March and I'm so looking forward to it!
I hope you enjoy your days of sloth and idleness!
My spring break is not until the end of March and I'm so looking forward to it!
I hope you enjoy your days of sloth and idleness!
teerox:
I saw you say you were sick. Just stoppin gin to see if death has left your door.
No, dammit, NO!
It was NOT supposed to be this way! There was no reason, no fucking reason at ALL why you had to take your own life yesterday. You were supposed to forever rage against the swine and greed-heads that were cheapenging this world. You bought the ticket - but you didn't take the ride. Not to the end. No, you got off before...
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It was NOT supposed to be this way! There was no reason, no fucking reason at ALL why you had to take your own life yesterday. You were supposed to forever rage against the swine and greed-heads that were cheapenging this world. You bought the ticket - but you didn't take the ride. Not to the end. No, you got off before...
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kay:
I just try to remind people we have enough seal holes out there to loose them in....he he he.
She really was excited. I'm glad. I hate to hear it when people are hurting. Clinkies to you too love.
~cheers
She really was excited. I'm glad. I hate to hear it when people are hurting. Clinkies to you too love.
~cheers
mpphoto:
It is far better to be an enigma than an enema.
There is no joy in Mudville. The mighty McNabb has struck out.
At least we Philadelphians get to relish in our favorite pastimes: Wallowing in misery, wondering "what-could-have-been", and fuming with anger at how Boston always gets to fuck the prom queen.
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Favorite student quote:
I asked the question, "I realize your textbook claims there was a Muslim Empire from 632-1258 CE. However, I...
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At least we Philadelphians get to relish in our favorite pastimes: Wallowing in misery, wondering "what-could-have-been", and fuming with anger at how Boston always gets to fuck the prom queen.
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Favorite student quote:
I asked the question, "I realize your textbook claims there was a Muslim Empire from 632-1258 CE. However, I...
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rubysparkle:
Well if the book says so then it must be true!
My students kill me! They crack me up everyday!
One kid said to me in foods class "I always thought this was easy because my mom can do it".
My students kill me! They crack me up everyday!
One kid said to me in foods class "I always thought this was easy because my mom can do it".
yebutz:
you should read 'i am charlotte simmons', tom wolfe's new book...if you have the time. you should also update. i'm waiting for the 'out of the mouths of teenagers' favorite quote.
-me
-me
If doctors make the worst patients then I guess it would follow suit that teachers make the worst students.
Not surprisingly enough, it seems this is, in fact, the case. Today was an "in service day" - a loathsome term if there ever was one. It's really just a euphamistic phrase that means, "The kids don't have to be in school by 7AM but YOU...
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Not surprisingly enough, it seems this is, in fact, the case. Today was an "in service day" - a loathsome term if there ever was one. It's really just a euphamistic phrase that means, "The kids don't have to be in school by 7AM but YOU...
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norritt:
that profile pic rocks!
shiva8:
niiiice photo. you're so swank
I want pancakes.
This has been a good day - my unsatiated pancake craving notwithstanding. Being a teacher gives me the inside scoop on why the phrase "Kids do and say the darndest things" is taken as a truism. Case in point: A student of mine took an "unknown quantity of an unknown drug" that would, he was told, address his ADHD tendencies. Obviously, I...
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This has been a good day - my unsatiated pancake craving notwithstanding. Being a teacher gives me the inside scoop on why the phrase "Kids do and say the darndest things" is taken as a truism. Case in point: A student of mine took an "unknown quantity of an unknown drug" that would, he was told, address his ADHD tendencies. Obviously, I...
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goob:
Yay! Post number 2146! Just for YOU!!!
You know the theatre here has TWO pink floyd tribute shows coming up. One is March 17th (but that's st pat's day) and the other is May 13th.
You know the theatre here has TWO pink floyd tribute shows coming up. One is March 17th (but that's st pat's day) and the other is May 13th.
mngddss:
80s night = scary! For your future references.
We had a great time hanging out with everyone and now I am off to look up Klaire!
We had a great time hanging out with everyone and now I am off to look up Klaire!
I CAN'T be grounded this weekend! I have parties to go to! I'M POPULAR!
I can honestly say I never uttered such words when I was in school! Thats some funny shit.
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goob:
hey, i posted a bunch of pics on my site. you're in them. http://goob2.20megsfree.com/misc1.html
mpphoto:
Eagles?
What is this "eagles" you speak of?
One of my Donovan & mom photos is being used for a national ad this week. Ca-ching!
The students you need to be most concerned about are the ones with sawed-off shotguns. They often have problems expressing themselves in traditional ways
What is this "eagles" you speak of?
One of my Donovan & mom photos is being used for a national ad this week. Ca-ching!
The students you need to be most concerned about are the ones with sawed-off shotguns. They often have problems expressing themselves in traditional ways
Those are great stories. Especially the "mandate" one.
I can't wait until I one day work in a high school.
pskank