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[clever title]: Overheard at Work, vol. CXVIII
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I have a question. Friday, May 8, 2015. Overheard at Work, vol. CXVIII. I lost a month of blogging to heavy special event prep- our annual fundraiser was last Saturday! And, though we did raise a record $115,000 that night, it was an insane amount of work and led to a gap in blogging, not to mention sleeping, eating regularly, and relaxing, in general. Me, to a 14 year old girl: Your friends are in that room. Girl: I have friends? Alumna, to me: Your lips look like you took the Kylie Jenner lip challenge.
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[clever title]: 08.2015
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I have a question. Friday, August 28, 2015. Overheard at Work, vol. CXXIII. Summer 2015 programming ended today, in a flourish of team games, whipped cream, and friendship bracelets. It was the fastest and most grueling summer in my history there, and I am both shocked and relieved that it's over. Me, to 7 year old boy: What was the best part of your day? Boy: Going to the bathroom. Me: Did you poop? Boy: No, the best part of my day was.licking a toilet. Amy Schumer, Kevin Hart, or Ice Cube. 12 year old ...
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[clever title]: Overheard at Work, vol. CXIX
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I have a question. Saturday, June 6, 2015. Overheard at Work, vol. CXIX. It's been another weird month. Not overwhelmingly busy but broken up by a week in Los Angeles with family and overridden with special events and prep for summer which is only two work weeks away! 8 year old boy: I'm done with homework! Me: Where are you going now? 10 year old boy: We have a lot of energy! 9 year old boy: STEROIDS! 10 year old girl: You went to California? Did you meet cowboy people? Girl: When I'm 32.
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[clever title]: 04.2015
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I have a question. Friday, April 3, 2015. Overheard at Work, vol. CXVII. Made it through a very long March and the weather is even turning. I walked outside today with NO JACKET! Me, to newest colleague: Do you not know all the staff? Colleague A: I still can't find the bathroom! Colleague B, regarding cats: They are cold-blooded killing machines. Colleague C: And they're fluffy. Me, to teenage boy on the phone: Was that your mother? Teenage boy: It was YOUR mother. Me: Your aura is gray?
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[clever title]: 12.2014
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I have a question. Tuesday, December 30, 2014. Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me. Wish I Was Here. Guardians of the Galaxy. The Fault in Our Stars. Much Ado About Nothing (2012). The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. Not That Kind of Girl. The Opposite of Loneliness. I’ll Give You the Sun. Everything I Never Told You. Love in the Future. By John Legend, especially “All of Me”. 8220;Do What U Want” by Lady Gaga featuring R. Kelly. 8220;Dark Horse”. And In the Lonely Hour. 8220;Not a Bad Thing”. 1000 Forms of Fear.
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[clever title]: 03.2015
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I have a question. Saturday, March 28, 2015. From the Archives: Personal History. I wrote this for my Theatre and Community class my first semester in grad school: September of 2008. I just reread it for the first time in probably 7 years and was struck by so many things. I work with kids like this every day now. I wonder where Tyshawn is today. He'll be 17 in July. I graduated from UC Berkeley in June of 2005 and moved to. I co-led this project for almost six months before moving back to. It was one of ...
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[clever title]: From the Archives: Personal History
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I have a question. Saturday, March 28, 2015. From the Archives: Personal History. I wrote this for my Theatre and Community class my first semester in grad school: September of 2008. I just reread it for the first time in probably 7 years and was struck by so many things. I work with kids like this every day now. I wonder where Tyshawn is today. He'll be 17 in July. I graduated from UC Berkeley in June of 2005 and moved to. I co-led this project for almost six months before moving back to. Life is fuckin...
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[clever title]: 05.2015
http://takeelah.blogspot.com/2015_05_01_archive.html
I have a question. Friday, May 8, 2015. Overheard at Work, vol. CXVIII. I lost a month of blogging to heavy special event prep- our annual fundraiser was last Saturday! And, though we did raise a record $115,000 that night, it was an insane amount of work and led to a gap in blogging, not to mention sleeping, eating regularly, and relaxing, in general. Me, to a 14 year old girl: Your friends are in that room. Girl: I have friends? Alumna, to me: Your lips look like you took the Kylie Jenner lip challenge.
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[clever title]: Overheard at Work, vol. CXXII
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I have a question. Friday, August 7, 2015. Overheard at Work, vol. CXXII. I cannot discern one day from the next, and mostly, I'm just glad that it's Friday and that means I can drink ALL THE WINE. Colleague A: *makes disgusted face* That's how you say "No" in sign language. Colleague B: I'm eating this pizza, thinking about my life choices and wondering why I didn't wake up early to make stuffed chicken! 9 year old girl: Were you in Annie. Me: Yes, when I was in 6th grade! What are you doing to yourself?
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[clever title]: Overheard at Work, vol. CXVII
http://takeelah.blogspot.com/2015/04/overheard-at-work-vol-cxvii.html
I have a question. Friday, April 3, 2015. Overheard at Work, vol. CXVII. Made it through a very long March and the weather is even turning. I walked outside today with NO JACKET! Me, to newest colleague: Do you not know all the staff? Colleague A: I still can't find the bathroom! Colleague B, regarding cats: They are cold-blooded killing machines. Colleague C: And they're fluffy. Me, to teenage boy on the phone: Was that your mother? Teenage boy: It was YOUR mother. Me: Your aura is gray?
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