dude... having this site blocked at work really cuts down on my posting! i guess i feel most like writing about my day/thoughts during 6th period, when there are no students in my classroom.

here's a random listing of stuff i enjoyed this week. maybe i'll get a chance to expand on the list later...

• i read "the alchemist" this week. loved it! my student recommended it to me (i have over 100 books on a shelf in my classroom for the students to read - we get 23 minutes a day for "ssr" - sustained silent reading. i guess the thought is that if we can teach them to love to read, they'll learn for life.
• we saw minsky's on wednesday. enjoyed and laughed... but y'know, while i knew it was a musical about a burlesque show, i wasn't expecting to see the burlesque show... it was surprised, but i think the family friend i ran into over there was even more surprised - she bought tickets for all her sons and daughters for her son's bday. whoops!
• maison akira was yummy...

i'm looking forward to reading more books/doing calculus on my plane trip to arkansas. i can't wait to see grandma!!

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update:

• i also started and finished "funny in farsi" on the plane. it was a good book! i laughed out loud and read some of the funnier parts to my brother on the plane.