Many of you know that I teach art at Hyde Middle School. We recently finished putting up a bunch of paintings around campus that reflect selected modern art styles. Students worked in groups to select different styles ranging from surrealism to non-figurative (a detail of the photo realism painting is shown above). They then researched Read More
Josh and I had a nice Thanksgiving. I cooked a turkey and all that so we could enjoy a great meal and eat leftovers for a long time. It got me thinking about leftovers and how some foods are a flop if you don’t eat them right away (salad, sandwich) while other foods taste better Read More
I’ve been thinking about the concept of grief a lot over the past year, and have even seen myself go through grieving processes for different things. I recognized this weekend that I was also exhibiting signs of the grieving process when I was coming to terms with the fact that my entire weekend was tanked Read More
Well, I’m more OCD worker than hippie. Okay, a LOT more. I actually told Josh the other day that I wished I was a little more hippie and he looked at me like I was crazy. I countered by saying that there’s something comforting about being chilled out in a van down by the river Read More
It was my birthday on Wednesday and my sweet niece Jenna called (with family prompting) to wish me a happy birthday. Loved it.
It’s been almost a month since my last post. So sad. Well, I have 2 semesters left on the ol’ master’s degree. I hit a bit of a dry spell and am struggling to care. But, I’ve been having a blast teaching this year since I changed the way I assign homework and assess projects. Read More
I recently saw Robert Altman’s A Prairie Home Companion. So many of the things in the movie reminded me of my home in Minnesota. (Sidenote – After I saw that movie, I saw The Devil Wears Prada. Meryl Streep is, I think, the best living film actress. Blew my socks off.) Anyway, I started listening Read More
I was reading Abby’s Blog and it made me realize that I never blogged about The Great Termite Invasion of ’05. What a day. So, it was early Spring in 2005, and I was going about my regular business teaching art to my middle school students. While I was teaching, one of my student aides Read More
Well, I had the most interesting experience at work last week. I met someone who was my age who had honestly never met a Republican in his life. Seriously. For those of you not familiar with the Bay Area political climate, Republicans are a very misunderstood and rare breed. A lot of people are so Read More