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I'm a total sucker for songs with clapping in them. I don't know what it is, but they just resonate differently in my brain or something. Currently enjoying a song with clapping in it by Spoon, upon recommendation of a very smart cat.

And now I'm going to have fried chicken for breakfast.

I had a dream in which I was stuck in the middle of the most horrible performance of musical theater ever. Everyone sounded like Ethel Merman, and they all seemed to have rehearsed different plays. I was so embarrassed for them, I had to wake myself up.

Also, guess who won the Valentine's Day Chili Cook-Off at the West-Side ALC. That's right. It was me.

Today I had to try to keep a straight face while a kid who was born without shins told me he planned to go to college on a basketball scholarship because his grades weren't all that good. It's moments like these I think I have no place in a classroom.

Also, one of our numerous pregnant students was suspended today. Jesse, the art teacher, was...
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Spicy Thai Kettle Chips rule the world. It's a good thing they come in relatively small bags, because I ate the whole thing. Seek them out, buy them, and make sure they stay on the market.

Thanks.

I still have the theme from Beyond Thunderdome stuck in my head. Thank you so, so much, Mr. Smartypants.

Now I'm going to share the love with everyone else:

We don't need another hero
We don't need to know the way home
All we want is life beyond the Thunderdome

You'll all be singing that for days. Don't say I never gave you anything.

Today one of my students was stabbed in the face by another of my students because he scuffed his brand new white tennis shoes.

From this statement you can infer a number of things:
-I have a job.
-I am teaching.
-I am teaching in the ghetto.

Honestly, most of my students are great, and the rest of the staff spent the afternoon assuring me...
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If you don't see me around, just assume I'm knitting in the bath, and watching nature programs in which animals get it on. PBS will see us through these dark times.

Lately I've had this overwhelming feeling that somewhere in outer space there's a planet covered with people just like me, only I'm not there. Like Superman? Yeah, kind of like that, only being here hasn't given me any crazy powers or hyperactive ethical code, it's just made me feel out of place and lonely.

I wonder about the people of that planet. Mostly, I wonder...
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6:30 on a Saturday Morning, and I'm watching This Old House. They're installing a Japanese toilet and according to the instructions, it "accepts your waste with glee." There's a control pad for it mounted on the wall with buttons for Wash, Dry and Deodorize. It's supposed to totally eliminate the need for toilet paper. I found the whole thing fascinating.

I also vaguely remember a...
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There is a gigantic centipede running circles in my bath tub. I swear, that thing is as big as a kitten. It's totally freaking me out.