October, 2009Archive for
Merlin and the last of Halloween…
Posted by: curiousillusion on: October 31, 2009
So I was going to blog about a money situation that arose, but I just got lectured by my parents AND a friend so I don’t feel l like going there.
Then I was gonna blog about my Thanksgiving stuff but I figure I’ll wait til tomorrow (aka actually November) for that.
So instead I share with [...]
Seasonal words and seasonal clothes
Posted by: curiousillusion on: October 29, 2009
So I was told to post a mini update about my progress at work… so I figured I’d comply. I’ve been working hard at my latest project: a seasonal word wall. I’m going to use a pocket chart (which reminds me, I need to go buy another one) to hold words for the current season. [...]
And the surge rolls on…
Posted by: curiousillusion on: October 28, 2009
So my post yesterday discussed my new obsession, which was essentially creating seasonal activities, to be saved for future years. I was asked to provide pictures… and today I got a bit done, with the help of my new part-time aide (1 aide shared between 4 teachers, except when she’s pulled to be a substitute). [...]
On momentary surges of inspiration. Or something
Posted by: curiousillusion on: October 27, 2009
I wouldn’t say I’m a lazy teacher. Far from it. But there comes a time every year where I look at something that a fellow teacher is doing and it inspires me, kind of pushes me over the top. Maybe it’s a method of teaching, maybe it’s a way of organizing the classroom… it comes, [...]
Monday Musings…
Posted by: curiousillusion on: October 26, 2009
Too brain-dead to come up with a full post so here are some bullets of what’s been in my head today:
Has anyone seen the movie “The Nines”? Seriously, is that not the trippiest movie ever? Now that I look at the description on Netflix, it uses the phrase ‘mind-bending’ to describe it… I would have [...]
Nothing much to say so…
Posted by: curiousillusion on: October 25, 2009
I decided to take a picture instead. After all, they say a picture is worth a thousand words. :)
Random shot, I know, but let me explain. I’ve always loved the Life is Good brand, and have always liked the daisy pic the best. When I saw this mug the other day, I had to get [...]
Pictures from last night…
Posted by: curiousillusion on: October 24, 2009
My friend and I went to watch a performance over at the Miller Outdoor Theatre. Fantastic idea because it was free but… it was cold (low 60s, windy and we were not dressed appropriately) and the performance was not that great, in our opinion (it was supposed to be a troop from Cirque de Soleil [...]
Surviving Conference Day
Posted by: curiousillusion on: October 22, 2009
Parent/Teacher Conference Day. ‘Nuff said.
*falls over*
Seriously though… if I thought I was tired from a regular day of teaching, I was in for a surprise today. I’m not even exaggerating: 20 conferences, 10 minutes each, back to back in the space of 3 and a half hours. I deserve a prize. Or a drink.
It didn’t [...]
On being alone and lonely. Apparently.
Posted by: curiousillusion on: October 21, 2009
My mom and I got into it last night, to put it in a nutshell: she wanted me to attend a function of a friend of hers that I did not want to attend. It was my decision a few weeks ago, then last night she just decided I should go. The end. Ummm… no.
Anyway, [...]
Guilty as charged
Posted by: curiousillusion on: October 20, 2009
So I went to a nearby shopping center today and noticed that Christmas decorations were recently put up. The whole shebang too… Christmas lights wrapped around the trees, wreaths hanging in archways and silver bows pretty much everywhere else. It looks very nice… but it’s not even Halloween yet. Isn’t it a bit early for [...]
