Just checking in for a minute to share my new class motto, courtesy of the awesomest of them all, Mr. Wil Wheaton: “Be Honest, Be Kind, Be Honorable, Work Hard, and Always Be Awesome.” See his post here. This is totally going on my syllabus, in the section on expected behavior. I really want to … [Read more…]
Because there might not be enough coffee in the world to jumpstart this morning, here’s an inspirational gem I found recently. If only this could’ve been in my elementary classrooms!
You know when you find out about something from a friend and you’re all like, “This looks cool. I’ll try it out.” And you do. And then you’re all like, “Holy shit, I’m never going to use anything else ever again!” So yeah, that’s what happened to me when I started using Luxury Lane Soap … [Read more…]
We are at the beach with my family this week, but I am thoroughly grumpy today, all thanks to a sprained ankle, which I’m calling the Great Hilton Head Ankle Sprain Disaster (or G.H.H.A.S.D). I swear, that curb came outta nowhere. So, to make myself feel better, I’ve been looking at these kick-ass lamps by … [Read more…]
Sir Patrick Stewart ranks highly on my list of excellent actors and all-around damned-good people. I remember his beautiful, shining head and liquid voice when he played Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: TNG. As a Shakespeare scholar, I have immense respect for him on the stage; his various portrayals of Macbeth, as well as his Claudius to … [Read more…]