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English Assignment

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Meg

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Universal Behavior

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Meg

I did some Mad Libs with my new teenage class. This is secretly a test to sort out English speakers from nodders. I can’t even fault them for faking it… I spent most of my high school chem class pretending … Continue reading →

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In Today’s Mail

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Meg

…spell check doesn’t like Neuromancer. It wants me to change it to Necromancer. I think spell check has been playing too much D&D. … — Allison Subscribe to Violet Eclipse by Email

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Postal

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Meg

In September, I took a picture of the post office down the street from our house, because it was pretty and had more character than the grey blocks nearby. Sadly that post office is gone, and has been replaced by … Continue reading →

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Odd News

Posted on March 23, 2008 by Meg

We turned on the TV for a few moments while we were setting up an episode of House, and we ended up watching CCTV9 for quite a while as the newsanchor read a list of countries who support the middle … Continue reading →

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The Lion, The Witch, and The… German Fighter Pilot?

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Meg

Stick and I picked up the Narnia movie from Gua Ye (now that I know her name, I should probably stop calling her DVD Lady) the other day. Neither of us had seen it, and I was hoping to use … Continue reading →

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The Flip Side Of Spitting

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Meg

On the bus today, I blew my nose and then looked about for a trashcan to get rid of my tissue. There wasn’t one, so I pushed my tissue into my pocket to throw it out at home. I noticed … Continue reading →

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At Least It Wasn’t Blue!

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Meg

I started my new job at the high school today. We did a good warm-up where I told the kids that everyone is strange, and asked them to tell me something strange about themselves. We talked about “strange” and “unusual” … Continue reading →

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Today’s Mail

Posted on March 15, 2008 by Meg

I was going to send you an e-card, but the stupid company doesn’t have Dead Caesar Day cards. -Eric

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What Color Is The Sun?

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Meg

Yesterday Stick made a bulletin board for his class, showing the kids’ vocab words “morning”, “afternoon” and “evening” with the sun in the obvious positions for each time of day. “It looks okay,” his TA said when she saw it. … Continue reading →

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