i'm not on here much anymore. i keep an eye on my group, but that's about it lately.
life's been busy. i'm teaching an intensive reading intervention program, and the kids have been a challenge. they are very low, even for eighth graders, and keeping them engaged for a 2 hour block period is not easy.
speaking of engaged, i'm getting married!
the wedding has...
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life's been busy. i'm teaching an intensive reading intervention program, and the kids have been a challenge. they are very low, even for eighth graders, and keeping them engaged for a 2 hour block period is not easy.
speaking of engaged, i'm getting married!
the wedding has...
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kowtow:
that sounds brilliant. congratulations!
jcloven:
sounds delightful. congrdulations.
So...I'm thinking about renting out the spare bedroom in my house, if anyone is interested or knows someone who might be interested.
Things have been going well the past few months. I love teaching at my new school. The kids are great, and the teachers on my team are all young like me, and amazing. We go out on Fridays, and we even organized a...
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Things have been going well the past few months. I love teaching at my new school. The kids are great, and the teachers on my team are all young like me, and amazing. We go out on Fridays, and we even organized a...
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idyll:
Hello cutie!
zendawg:
sweet eyes!
The closing for my new house is on Monday. At noon my mother and I will be signing papers at the lawyer's office, and then the keys will be in my hand. We went to the final walk through with the previous owners a couple of days ago. The house was filled with their moving boxes and other moving day messes, but somehow the house...
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abevigoda:
Yah, I kinda am that house advice guy. So if you have questions feel free to ask. I've remodeled every one of the houses I've owned. Some of my friends were even trying to convince me to become a contractor. I prefer to stay on the design side of things professionally though. If you need to replace anything and want to stay away from the Home-Depot effect (I like to call it crapification), I have some great sources for historically accurate fixtures, etc.
Welcome to the club.
Welcome to the club.
bigwobbles:
congrats ...lucky im an aprtment renter for alomst 10 years now... love to get a house..
soon there will be time.
pistolita:
time is infinite. 
Shit...it's been a while since I updated. I have been really busy with school. The kids had their second quarter Interim Exams for the past two weeks and I had to grade and hand them in yesterday along with their second quarter grades. I was handed the third quarter curriculum yesterday, three days after the third quarter started, and now I am trying to read...
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avenger:
that's me with the Australian pop superstars The Veronicas...
y:
Shouldn't be gone too long; month or two maybe You'll need to find a replacement janitor/caretaker in Hirsute 
You'll need to find a replacement janitor/caretaker in Hirsute soo...i broke up with the boy a few days ago.
one negative,
one positive.
i got a permanent teaching job. i'm the new seventh grade english teacher at the school i've been working at for the past month. i have college students coming to volunteer in my classroom soon, and i only finished college this time last year.
one negative,
one positive.
i got a permanent teaching job. i'm the new seventh grade english teacher at the school i've been working at for the past month. i have college students coming to volunteer in my classroom soon, and i only finished college this time last year.
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temper:
Thanks a lot for the set comment!
jimbo:
well congrats on the job and thanks for the birthday wishes
i have the day off and it's wonderful.
the new apartment is coming along well. we have almost everything moved in. we still have a lot of unpacking, and we need to hang up our art. our backyard is turning into the place to be for our friends. we have a little fire pit, and have so far hosted two campfires. most of my guy...
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the new apartment is coming along well. we have almost everything moved in. we still have a lot of unpacking, and we need to hang up our art. our backyard is turning into the place to be for our friends. we have a little fire pit, and have so far hosted two campfires. most of my guy...
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girlfrompasadena:
thank-you sailor / pirate fashions are really trendy in aus right now, so i'm picking up a few cute things.
how's your cold going, getting on top of it i hope? go for lots of garlic and spices, i say. and soup - always soup when you are sick!
for a weekend out of routine in a city i'm not familiar with i actually managed to eat quite well. got back today and am still tired but that is just being worn out.
best wishes to you always xox
sailor / pirate fashions are really trendy in aus right now, so i'm picking up a few cute things.
how's your cold going, getting on top of it i hope? go for lots of garlic and spices, i say. and soup - always soup when you are sick!
for a weekend out of routine in a city i'm not familiar with i actually managed to eat quite well. got back today and am still tired but that is just being worn out.
best wishes to you always xox
foxydaisy:
It's insanity, I tell you!
*Note: My ACTUAL shoes! Same model and everything.
*Note: My ACTUAL shoes! Same model and everything.
i might be moving to a bigger and better apartment.
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girlfrompasadena:
Happy World Vegan Day!!!
sureality:
So I noticed you dug the last bailey set! If you are interested you can read about behind the scenes info in my Oct. 31st journal entry. So did you notice the burning car? Most people mised it. Its our fun little "plant".
I've been working all over the place for the past few weeks. I been to middle schools and high schools, and I even subbed for a teacher that I had at Classical. Last week I got a long term job at a middle school. I have a good friend who's a TA there, and works on the same floor as me which is nice. I...
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kay:
Happy Birthday love! I hope it is a good one!
~cheers
~cheers
y:
Happy birthday, chickadee! 
Enjoy your 26th year as a being of flesh and blood! 
Enjoy your 26th year as a being of flesh and blood! Kahlua and soy milk is yummy.
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y:
Love the new name I like concrete ones, personally
I like concrete ones, personally
y:
Yip - I am quite the name-changerooer
summer is crawling by.
last week there was an intense thunderstorm here. providence is situated on a bay, and during the storm a huge oil tanker was transferring fuel to a fuel storage facility when it was struck by lighting. the whole thing went up in flames. i did not witness the fire, but my friends who did told me that the flames were hundreds...
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last week there was an intense thunderstorm here. providence is situated on a bay, and during the storm a huge oil tanker was transferring fuel to a fuel storage facility when it was struck by lighting. the whole thing went up in flames. i did not witness the fire, but my friends who did told me that the flames were hundreds...
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fairyjochen:
lov fireballs
veganvixen:
Yikes!
So....I've managed do many things since my little eighth graders graduated. This is the first full summer I have had off in years. I spent most of my college years taking classes during the summer, and now that I am finally a working gal my summers are free, free, free. I thought I was going to get bored, but I have been anything but! I...
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