April 2011
53 posts
111 Male Characters Of British Literature, In... →
Thoughts, in a numbered list as thoughts should be:
Let’s all be honest: Rochester is like the proto-typical fuckwit. Darcy is hotter, obvi.
Aslan is a lion. I’m sorry, that just makes his inclusion odd.
George from A Room with a View should clearly be ranked higher on this.
Reference to Persuasion, my favorite Austen, gets mad points.
Winston in 1984 was not really attractive...
It took the new Glee episode to realize...
The lyrics of “Unpretty” aren’t “You can buy all the make-up the Man can make” but rather “All the make up that MAC can make.”
Which admittedly makes a lot more sense. Though I of course had no idea what MAC was in 1999 when I was 11 and significantly less high maintenance than I am now.
#mondegreensFTW
Watchthedailywhat:
Movie Trailer of the Day: The first official teaser trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 — for real, this time.
The final battle begins (and ends) July 15.
[heyuguys.]
UHM.
“Today, student debt is an exceptionally punishing kind to have. Not only is it...”
– n 1: Bad Education
Advice for Newly Hired Teachers →
forradicalteachers:
Some are funny. Some are important. Some make me feel like I’ll end up being the best teacher on the planet some day, and others make me feel like I’m already the worst somehow. Good read.
I enjoyed this immensely. It also reminded me yet again that there is a weird gender dynamic in teaching and how kids react to teachers. I haven’t quite figured out if I think its...
Sometimes I forget how much I love New York. But seriously it is wonderful wonderful.
6 Books Everyone (Including Your English Teacher)... →
I am getting concerned about my caffeine tolerance. I drank a whole cup of coffee at MSY, got on the plane, read two articles in The Economist and then promptly passed. the. fuck. out.
And it’s not like I got up any earlier than normal. I wake up around 545 most mornings and then teach.
Clearly I am addicted to coffee and it might be time to move on to cold-brewed crack juice à la...
“‘The proper stimulants to study,’ Haven added, ‘are not medals, or position in...”
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From “Before the G.P.A” by James Tobin in University of Michigan’s online magazine, Michigan Today. Before 1912, U-M did not give letter grades—it only passed students or failed them. The article examines the reasoning behind this philosophy and its ramifications.
(via tolivecontent)
This...
fuckyeahmashups:
Voodoo Farm - Rolling in the...
I'm not going to link to it because I am pretty...
…But this new “Jezebel After Dark” is such a blatant attempt to capture some of the awesomeness of the stuff happening at the Hairpin that its not even funny.
BTW if you are not reading The Hairpin, then what the hell is wrong with you? It is so epic and awesome and delicious.
Ah procrastinating...
My taxes have been submitted to a tax professional named Peggy to be reviewed. Joy joy joy… soon I will hopefully have my (large) return.
ALSO, is there anything more amazing than the fact I can deposit checks using my cell phone for immediate use? It blow my mind.
Cajun Swingers and Wine at Bacchanal (which the...
Breather Weekend
So I got home relatively early last night and was confused by my non-ridiculousness until I realized this morning that this is my last normal weekend for a while.
Next Weekend: NEW YORK
Apr 29- May 1: Manda is here/Jazzfest!
May 6-8: Parents here/Gabby here/Jazzfest!
May 13-15: Last weekend of the school year, will be spent making sure my finals are done and copied.
May 21-22: School DONE;...
J: My mom was a teacher at my high school... Every year she would do a dance at the end of the year.
J2: How did that make you feel?
J: The first year I had to leave, I was so embarrassed.
So as we arrived at the restaurant for dinner tonight, there was this ADORABLE child lifting his chair up and down. I put on my best teacher voice/face and proclaimed, “You are SO STRONG!”
The kid beamed at me and Jarvis pointed out that he was the kindergarten teacher, not me and all was cute and well.
Then a random guy outside the Bulldog cuts in— “I could do that...
“The more limited our language is, the more limited we are; the more limited the...”
– Madeline L’Engle, (1988). Two-part invention: The story of a marriage (via thisnik)
I read this book for a freshman comp lit class and it’s lovely and so sad. I was reading it while traveling home for fall break and was so caught up in it that I didn’t even notice that our plane...
‘Beer Trucks’ scratched from graduation week |... →
thiscantbecorrect:
mollybierman:
welp, glad I graduated when I did. On the upside though, it is specifically because of beer trucks that I should be glad I even made it to commencement in the first place.
Honestly, this is the saddest Duke news I have heard in recent weeks. (No, I was not sad about Kyrie Irving joining the NBA draft.) My entire family still talks about how much fun they...
Death Cab for Cutie - Home Is A Fire
lydiasimmons:
DEATH CAB for CUTIE - Home Is A Fire by ATL REC.
Death Cab for Cutie is one of my favorite bands of all time. Their mastery of the indie genre never ceases to amaze me, nor do their soft sounds that seem to uncover memories of my past, dust them off, and let me relive all of them in the moment. Something about lead singer Ben Gibbard’s voice takes me to another level of...
“People that like to read are always a little fucked up.”
– The Prince of Tides, Pat Conroy (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes) (via nightcheese) (via chriszee)
Truth.
“Ms F, you should get you a black baby daddy because then your kids would come...”
– C who felt very strongly about this.
In Which There's A Girl In New York City Who Calls... →
Simon belongs to us as much as he does to our folks because he is our folks. Not our folks the way they were before we were born, but the way they were when we first knew them, as they were losing their edge and feeling maybe a little insecure about that loss; our folks as we knew them when we ourselves were entering that era of childhood which finally allowed for reflection and the retention of...
“Sara Thomas Monopoli was pregnant with her first child when her doctors learned...”
– Hospice medical care for dying patients : The New Yorker
I missed this article somehow the first time around. It is absolutely stunning and must read.
Congrats to the ASME's National Magazine Awards... →
meredithbklyn:
cmonstah:
capitalnewyork:
Here are a few of the winners, with links to the articles.
PUBLIC INTEREST Honors magazine journalism that illuminates issues of local or national importance
The Atlantic For “God Help You, You’re on Dialysis,” by Robin Fields, Propublica December
Marie Claire For “Still Waiting After All These Years … ,” by Ralph Blumenthal September
The New...
The Fragile Success of School Reform in the Bronx →
I like this article immensely. It seems to actually be balanced for once, though I wish he had delved into ECE and elementary ed. I mean how are we getting these kids at a middle school level so far behind?
In any case, this is good stuff.
One Tree Hill is STILL on TV?
I cannot even fathom the number of good TV shows that have gone off the air since Chad Michael Murray first dribbled into Tree Hill. I think I was in HIGH SCHOOL THEN.
Jeez.
