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tides: September 2005
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Life has ebb and flow. Wednesday, September 28, 2005. Student C (a fifth grader that most middle-school teachers are afraid of) asked me if he could come in after school for guitar help. (we're doing guitar in 5th grade.). We sat for an hour and did some guitar and some talking. What a fantastic kid. Articulate, witty, funny, sweet. He is an inspiration. It goes to show: if you get to know a student, amazing things can happen. Another thing: I am begging you, please, to keep the potato going. I also got ...
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tides: August 2005
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Life has ebb and flow. Wednesday, August 31, 2005. Wow I wish this were possible. I'm sure that if it were, people would accuse Juilliard of selling out. But GOSH! That cracked me up today. Posted by Emily at 11:15 AM. Tuesday, August 30, 2005. Today I woke up ready to conquer the world. Maybe because I read JJ's friend Moe's. Blog about competing in a triathalon, maybe because I know I have a lot to do. But Moe is an inspiration. I mean, a triathalon? Practice piano lots and lots. Figure out a way to ty...
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tides: March 2006
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Life has ebb and flow. Sunday, March 26, 2006. Taking funny pictures. I thought about putting together a powerpoint show called "what teachers REALLY do at All-County" but I decided against it. These are the photographic results. Photo 1 (above): Help! I'm being eaten by a giant Coke machine! And proceeded to pretend to worship the plaque. Al and I love to mug for cameras, and this was one of those instances. He calls me "Em-wee" and so he said, "awww, Em-wee! And I said "aw, Al! Tuesday, March 21, 2006.
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tides: July 2005
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Life has ebb and flow. Friday, July 29, 2005. A few quotes from our recent trip to Washington DC:. Jody: Are those porti-potties? Me: um, no, I think it's the World War II Memorial. Context for the next one:. My mom called, and we were battling traffic on I-95. I was explaining this to her. Me: We've been averaging 20-25 miles per hour the whole trip so far. Mom: well, I guess that's better than being in a traffic jam. It was a fun trip! Posted by Emily at 8:21 PM. Friday, July 22, 2005. Along with a few...
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tides: November 2005
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Life has ebb and flow. Sunday, November 27, 2005. Back to the grind. Well, Thanksgiving was wonderful, fabulous, enjoyable, and quite filling, but now it's Sunday afternoon, which means it's back to the daily grind. And we're not talking coffee. In my innate inability to keep track of dates, I forgot about several things that are happening the week of my first concert:. A half-day of school, and thus shortened rehearsals that day. Parent conferences from 1-8 pm on the half-day of school. It's a hoot.).
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tides: June 2005
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Life has ebb and flow. Thursday, June 30, 2005. I have an address! Yesterday and today, mommy and I went house/apartment-hunting in Hancock. And the neighboring town of Deposit. Yesterday ran a dry spell except for a perfectly hideous 4-bedroom house whose rent was incredibly cheap ($475/month for a HOUSE! So I arrived in Deposit. Beautiful, big, old white house with light blue shutters and a large front porch for sitting. Hanging plants and a wreath on the door (joy! The carpet is green. Lots of outlets...
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tides: February 2006
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Life has ebb and flow. Monday, February 27, 2006. So what's a poutine? See above. I always liked the sound of the word, so I decided that it would be fun to ask my students what THEY thought it meant (because they're not acquainted with poutine either). The results are as follows:. A woman's ugly hat. Some kind of specific wig, but we don't know the specifics. Chinese food of some sort. A foreign article of clothing. Potato chip flavor (that'd be pretty good, actually). Posted by Emily at 7:44 PM. 4: You...
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tides: January 2006
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Life has ebb and flow. Tuesday, January 24, 2006. I have felt myself breaking down in the past week or so. I'm at the bottom, and the trip up to the top is so. very. steep. I am so overwhelmed that I can't even bring myself to pick up the metaphorical bike and start to walk. I just want to go to sleep. I don't want to wake up. I don't want to be right now. No matter how many good things I try to concentrate on, it doesn't matter. I just don't want to be. And I sure as hell don't care about fixing myself.
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tides: October 2005
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Life has ebb and flow. Thursday, October 27, 2005. The time has come, the walrus said, to get really tired again. I was rallying for a while, and now it is time for fatigue. I am starting to realize that I am obsessed with school. It's all I talk about, and practically all I do. At the same time, it's not a terrible job. I always get weekends and holidays off, and I get a summer vacation. sort of. Time to play piano and sing. Posted by Emily at 10:14 AM. Tuesday, October 18, 2005. Does the video store al...