Sunday, May 11, 2008

not so into writing right now

On Friday night I went to a Dag Nachash concert and am newly in love with the DJ. DJ Guy Mar, to be exact. I can't really explain it, but it was mostly his ponytail.

Tomorrow in class we are going to start reading Babe: The Gallant Pig. I am so excited, it's ridiculous. This has to be one of my favorite books since fifth grade. The word "stupid" features prominently in the text, but I've decided that by nine years old these children should be able to handle it. (Famous last words.)

The huge news is that I got a new teaching job for next year. I'm totally psyched and will begin planning (paid!) over the summer. This transition, along with tutoring, BTSA, and an unhealthy addiction to the Drudge Report, has been taking up all my free time lately.

One more thing-- My school just blessed me with two thousand dollars with which to purchase instructional materials. This money was supposed to come last year, at the beginning of my teaching career, but that's just the way LAUSD is run. (Part of the reason I'm glad to get out.) Regardless, two thousand dollars is two thousand dollars, and free money is free money. I have chosen to purchase twenty CDs of music from around the world, a digital camera, a new compact stereo, four boxes of plastic sheet protectors, and the entire collection of hardback Eyewitness books.

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