Today is Tuesday, December 14th. It's four more days until it's Friday, December 17th, and that's when a two week break from my munchkins starts. I know I just got back from an extended sick "break" which, trust me, isn't really a break. It's hard to relax when you're coughing up phlegm that is reminiscent … Continue reading 4 Days and my brain

OH! So I forgot to address the dead woman. When I first got to the hospital, I was put into a semi-private room, which was like okay, whatever, I heard people come and go. One woman had an abscess on her foot and her husband? boyfriend? girlfriend? lover? was very VERY worried about it and … Continue reading Dead Miss X

So it's been over a month since I've posted and here are some things that have happened: 1. It became November 2. The new Harry Potter came out 3. I almost visited my friend, Sam. Almost. 4. I missed a week of school. 5. Oh yeah, I got Pneumonia 6. I heard a woman die. … Continue reading Sick and stuff

It's weird to think about life post-TFA, and going through the steps to fulfill my dreams post-TFA. My principal asked me a few days ago asked me if I was going to stay on past the two years. That question started me thinking about my life post-TFA. The "real" real life. Recently, and by that … Continue reading "Real" real life

This weekend has been fabulous. Friday we went to a party at Mr. Butt's home in the KW area. It's a beautiful neighborhood with old houses built in the style of southern plantation homes. The houses are architecturally amazing, with swooping roofs, gargantuan cream-colored columns, and large porches that look out onto perfectly maintained lawns … Continue reading No Sunday Blues

Sometimes I look around my apartment, my classroom, even my car, and wonder "How did I get here? What am I doing?" I never would have thought less than a year ago, that I would be in Texas, teaching high school Biology. It wasn't a dream I've had for years, in fact it wasn't even … Continue reading What am I doing?

If you're stressed, if you're hungry, if you just want to do something -- MAKE this banana banana bread: http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/6639/my-favorite-banana-bread-recipe-it-has-no-eggs It's amazing. I don't have eggs in the house, and generally I just don't eat eggs period, so this is a GREAT recipe for old bananas that are gonna go bad. I used walnuts and … Continue reading Best Banana Bread EVER.

Weekends go by way too fast. Friday night is great because you know you have two day of no work ahead of you. Saturday morning is lazy...sleeping in, enjoying the fact you don't have to get up at 6:15 to go to work...but by mid-Saturday afternoon I'm realizing I have to go back to work … Continue reading Weekends

My parents just came from AZ a couple days ago with a bag full of food-like items -- I was very pleased. For the first time in a while I had real Indian food, not the stuff I make, but the stuff my mom makes...oh snap. I'm giving a test on Eukaryotic cell structures today...I'm … Continue reading Parents and Tests

So I haven't really updated the blog in a while, but I came across something that...shocked me, and made me a bit sad, so I thought I'd update. The students at my high school today, the 10th and 11th graders, took the PSAT. They had 25 minutes per section, used number 2 pencils, and bubbled … Continue reading PSAT day