Monthly Archives: March 2008

[  Mood: Silly ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]Somethings I have come across in the last few weeks that I want. Tim Gunn Talking Bobblehead So he can tell me to "Make it Work" and to "Carry On". Top Chef Cookbook … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][ Currently: Drinking water in preparation for the ultrasound. ]So I finished the next part of the great Harry Potter re-read. And wow, this book is as good as I remember. What struck me the most is that you … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]Without getting into too many details, my blood pressure has now gotten into the danger zone and can’t be controlled when I am at work. (Sounds like my dad!) So my doctor has … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sick ][  Currently: Watching Daily Show ]So remember when China got the olympics? Concerns were raised about their human rights abuses. "Don’t worry!" the pundits said. "China will behave because the eyes of the world will be on them and … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Silly ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]So today is March 14, or 3.14, Pi Day. As a math teacher who is teaching the measurement of circles right now, this day is very important. So hopefully at 1:59 today you … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Hypnotized ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]So I was doing some surfing as I finished up my tea, and I came across this article/photo gallery entitled "Harry Potter and the Muggles of Doom". Mixed in with the usual literary criticisms and … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]I teach in a very culturally diverse school. About a third of my students are Muslim. (Used to be half) So I am always looking for youth fiction that is interesting and relevant … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Distorted ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]Yesterday, I blogged about Wiarton Willy being a big fat fraud. Which I still think he is. But then as I got up from the computer, I thought, if you are a conspiracy theorist, you … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Confused ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]Wiarton Willy is one of the Canadian groundhogs that predicts the coming of Spring every February 2. That’s right, one of. We are such a socialist country that we have three of them. Anyways, this … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Watching Coronation Street ]As of 4:00 am – we have had 49 cm, so I suspect we have topped the 50 cm mark by now. That’s half a yard. Husband Unit has Bronchitis, so he can’t shovel. … Continue reading →