February 2012
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just looked down to see what I was wearing because I couldn’t remember if I had ever changed out of pajamas today
January 2012
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the state of my brain
Last night a big group of us navigated the slush and ice and chanted “What do we want? The bus! When do we want it? Now!” until the bus arrived and our night began and didn’t end until early this morning.
It’s usually true. Nothing good happens after two in the morning.
For some reason things don’t seem very funny tonight. I’m watching the most...
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Ho Hey - The Lumineers
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where I'm at as 2012 begins:
still quoting Mean Girls every single day
December 2011
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“There’s something really great about seeing all kinds of people on the...”
– overheard near Occupy Boston
November 2011
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"The whole 3rd grade hates Justin Beaver. I think...
- the 8-year-old I babysit, apropos of nothing
September 2011
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Horses - High Highs
lyrics are whatever but I...
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A few months ago,
a while ago, more than half a year ago by now, my friend’s father passed away. It still breaks my heart to say that. There was nothing fair or okay about what happened, and I know her family will always be hurting, no matter how many times people tell them that he is “in a better place” or that “it will be better with time.” It still feels like a bad joke to me, an outside observer, so I can’t...
August 2011
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i love
when people awkwardly trail off while “pronouncing” sauvignon blanc then hope nobody noticed.
“yeah I’ll have some sahv..in…umm….wine.”
upside of wearing pajamas all day
you don’t have to deal with the inconvenience of changing clothes when it’s time for bed.
July 2011
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a conversation
me: it was like a pan or a pot. no, not a pot, but you know...it was like a big bubble, a big bubble but cut in half. half of a bubble.
friend: you mean a bowl?
me: oh my god.
me: yes.
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larry david
was in my dream last night, which is very strange since I haven’t watched him in anything in…years? ever? the details are hazy, but in my dream I found a notebook of his short stories that he was very embarrassed to have written. for some reason, I was sitting next to him while I was reading through the notebook, and he was furious that I was reading his stories while sitting next to...
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the fifth of july
I tried to lay out on my roof today but I only lasted about 20 minutes. My sunscreen smelled like the vodka I drank the night before, or maybe it was just the alcohol seeping out of my pores. At any rate, it was too hot and too sunny. Last night we got kicked out of one bar and one of my friends slapped a guy at another. Before that, walking to the bars, we invited ourselves into a frat house to...
June 2011
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what is probably more fun than the high school...
anything.
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there is a lot of rain and thunder and lightning...
so of course it makes sense that, just as I am trying to fall asleep, I have a massive allergic reaction to pollen/trees/grass/everything outdoors in general. I haven’t been outdoors in hours! I took a shower right after coming inside! Does a little army of allergens follow me everywhere and wait for the least opportune moment to attack? Tufts of pollen with evil eyebrows and feelings of...
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I will be single forever
There is a cute guy sitting next to me at the bar. Fuck. We make eye contact in the mirror once, twice, thrice, an infinity of accidental gazes. My friend is on the other side of me, gabbing with some people she knows, paying no attention to my suddenly dire situation. The guy keeps casually turning his head in my direction. I see this via the mirror and my excellent peripheral vision. Why is he...
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wait so
do girls wearing rompers have to get naked to go to the bathroom?
I realize I’m about 2 years too late with this and Google tells me the question has been asked many times before, but I still can’t wrap my head around it. Have there been times when the girl in the stall next to me is down to her bra and underwear? Or do people really just try to “pee to one side” and hope...
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sometimes I wonder
how many years I took off my life by eating 7 deep fried mars bars in the fall of 2006
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heartfelt lyrics, or Mad Libs set to music?
not to be a cranky old twentysomething about this, but…music these days! Let’s sing random words with unwarranted emotion and seriousness!
“In this California King bed, we’re 10,000 miles apart” (California King Bed - Rihanna)
What, was In this French-door Kenmore refrigeratorrrrr, our love starts to feel cold already taken?
“Brazil, Morocco, London to Ibiza,...
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I just remembered
that I used to own a chain wallet. it was bright green and sparkly and kept money from falling out of my pockets on the Zipper ride at the state fair. sixth grade, yo.
January 2010
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Melissa - The Allman Brothers Band
December 2009
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going to a Busan KT SonicBoom game tomorrow
I think SonicBoom has a nicer ring than “KTF Magic Wings”, which is apparently what they were called for the 08-09 season. frequent name changes based on corporate sponsers, assah! maybe the Celts should switch to “Boston Dunkin’ Donuts” for a year.
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I was doing okay with the whole “being in a foreign country on a major holiday” thing, but now that the day is almost over (just as xmas in the USA begins) I’m feeling a bit sad.
I don’t have a religious bone in my body, but christmas is my favorite holiday. we gave it our best shot today, lots of expats having christmas brunch and watching christmas movies and holding a...
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in their ongoing bid to avoid learning English
by turning “English class” into “teach the foreigner to speak Korean”, my kindergartners spent half of class teaching me the Korean word for Santa, which is산타. It is pronounced “Santa”.
what happens when I accidentally get drunk on a...
“fuck it, I’m going to buy an episode of Gossip Girl on iTunes” leads to “fuck it, I’m going to order this sorta expensive camera”
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um
I really need to stop leaving thumbtacks all over my floor
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a few things
my parents just spent a substantial amount of money to express ship me a birthday/holiday package containing:
- a wooden santa ornament
- a musical Little Mermaid card
- 4 of my favorite chocolate bars (Rittersport, assah!).
Also, on the customs declaration form my mom wrote that they were “small notebooks”…she’s been really sensitive about sending food...
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Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
the unit my 2nd...
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there's nothing quite like going into work on...
only to have your co-teacher inform you that you accidentally drunk-dialed your Korean boss saturday night
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Nightswimming - R.E.M.
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I am 24 years old and was just standing in the produce section googling pictures of celery on my iPod because I needed some for a recipe but didn’t know what it looks like.
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things that make me feel really awkward
- being on the receiving end of gifts (“uh…so this is probably too girly for you and you won’t even like it. um, but here’s this shell necklace thing I got in Bali…I don’t know, is it okay? you can have it if you want. yeah, so, happy birthday?” - actual quote)
- being on the giving end of gifts (oh hey, here’s an impersonal gift I grabbed at the...
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I do this really annoying thing
whenever a student offers me a piece of candy or some sort of treat, where I point to myself and say “Oh, for me? For Teacher? Are you sure?” and make a big show of it, with the hope that they’ll see the escape route I’m offering them.
it’s okay, kid, you don’t really have to give me your last piece of whatever. feel free to rudely grab the present back with a...
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Lose Some Time - Grace Potter & The...
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yesterday I called a student by the wrong name
which happens on the reg, because I teach a lot of them and it’s hard to keep track sometimes and I’m not getting a lot of sleep lately, so cut me some fucking slack students.
anyway June was absent, but as I was asking Tim a question I accidentally called him “June”. Tim and Kent immediately pounced.
“Ooooh! Teacher! You like June? You think June? Teacher likes...
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oh Monday, just when I thought all hope was lost
you lead me to the Phenom episodes on YouTube.
my memories of the show are hazy because, you know, I was 8 when it aired, but I do remember being obsessed with it. Every episode was a personal hit parade…Tennis! Corny jokes! Angela from Who’s the Boss! The youngest Seaver kid!
Anyway, clearing my schedule for the week…
I still feel bad
about the time I made my friends come see August Rush with me.
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wish me luck
I’m off to see Busan’s Battle of the Bands, featuring a Korean band that promises to “play punk the way it should be played…Nasty.” just have to google “what is Nasty Korean punk?” real quick then I’m out the door.
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what this has basically become
is the occasional song and a few stories about 8 year old boys (awkward). I don’t have the energy for anything else.
seriously, yesterday we started a unit on food&drinks and Jacob’s first thought was “mmm, Soju!”. Soju is a strong korean liquor.
he then pantomimed drinking, started rolling his eyes and making an “I’m really drunk” type of face, then...