March 2012
26 posts
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February 2012
16 posts
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Down with a bad case of the sick.
Spending my night drinking wine I’ve mixed with vitamin C, and watching American Werewolf in London with actor commentary. This is how I make myself feel better.
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Everyone's afraid to use the "R" word.
I cannot stop thinking about the new legislature passed in Virginia this week. I brought the issue up to a well meaning friend who said, “what does it matter? Aren’t the abortions they’re trying to get invasive too?”
I was dumbstruck. I had no idea how to respond, and my loss of words caused a shift in the conversation.
This stuck with me, and I sat and stewed for days....
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All I got for Valentine's Day were two holes in my...
They decided to do the extraction with local anesthetic instead of putting me under. The x-rays implied that it would be a simple procedure, with both teeth having only one root and growing upwards out of the gums. I totally understand why they used local. Unfortunately, the x-rays were hiding something sinister.
The tooth on my left side had not one root, like a normal wisdom tooth, but three....
Liveblogging wisdom teeth removal
Is proving to be very difficult.
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I have a feeling I will have this conversation...
Student 1: Will you add me on Facebook?
Me: Ha! No way.
Student 1: Why not?
Me: It's inappropriate, and creepy on my part. Plus, aren't you 12?
Student 1: Yeah. So what?
Me: Well, Facebook terms and conditions say that you have to be 13 to join. You're not even legally old enough to be on Facebook.
Student 2: Pfft, we've had Facebooks since we were in the 5th grade.
Me: Looks like we've got a bunch of rebels.
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Spanish Language Music
Can anyone tell me of some cool yet school appropriate Spanish language music to add to my class playlist? I know at least one kid felt left out, and that is not cool with me.
ifc:
Portlandia - Dream of the 1890s
[via EW]
Yes. This is all accurate.