My Order at Starbucks

My order at Starbucks today: I wanna Double-Carmel Kimono Dragon Frap, no whip, quarter half-pipe 720 with three endo's on the side. Wait a minute. I want that sugar free and go ahead and add the whip, but 86 the Kimono Dragon and make it Pike, but with an extra shot and I'll take that to go because I gotta take it with me on my Mongoose.

Accessing the Internet

Remember when we had to use a smart phone to access the internet? Heck, remember when we had to use a computer to access the internet? Now we just think to get access. So much more convenient.

Microwave Ovens

I need a microwave that has two buttons: Timer. Power. In the meantime, I usually end up hitting the 'popcorn' button just to get the thing to turn on. Then, I guesstimate.

Power Up

Starting-up a new session of teaching for Summer 2010 is like me being hamster trying to power up a semi-truck. Can you picture it?

Extra Curricular Activity - Class

Teaching English to International Students during the World Cup is an interesting experience. Class sort of becomes an extra-curricular activity, rather than the other way around. And, all I have to do is ask them about Soccer (Football) and it'll get a good conversation going.

Nice to Meet You

‎"Nice to meet you. I'm your new neighborhood." - Student

Dialogue Activities

Spent all day Saturday reading a book called "Dialogue Activities: Exploring spoken interaction in the language class." Right now, I'm employing one of the exercises from that book into one of my classroom activities for tomorrow. Employing inanimate entities into my vocation is one of the highlights of my existence. Maybe I should go back to the philosophy major. That last sentence sounded really stupid.

Trash Talk

In my World Cup bracket, I have USA going all the way to the Semi-Finals. If a miracle occurs and they do go to the semi-finals, then I'll be talking trash all over my students for about the next 10 years. As it is, the fact that USA advances is enough for a little trash right now. Trash is good.

When Things Get Tense

I don't know, just fly casual. -Han to Chewy upon entering Imperial Cruiser vicinity

Legitimate Vinegar Drinking

Just drank my first sip of "Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar All Natural Drink with a drop of honey". Seriously. It is diluted apple cider vinegar with honey. Someone really makes this stuff and I love it. I used to sneak pickle juice when I was a kid. Now I can do it legally.

Dyslexia

I don't have dyslexia, except when I try to write the word 'dyslexia'. Who ever came up with that spelling?

"Kind of like someone with a lisp having to say they have a lisp." -comment added by Angela M.

Lois Lane

You're holding me? Who's holding you? -Lois Lane.

4-N-1 Shampoo

Just bought 3-in-1 shampoo, conditioner, bodywash. Looking for 4-in-1 shampoo, conditioner, bodywash, toothpaste if anyone's seen anything like that.

Writing for My Students

Sometimes I dream of writing a major book like "The Shack" or "Wild at Heart" or even a novel. But, the other day I realized that this is ridiculous compared to what I have right now. My students. I wrote a third story for them about a couple of international-student-superheroes in an action-comedy-romance with vocabulary words to boot. After reading it to them, they applauded. They're pretty cool.

Rotary Telephones

Brought a rotary telephone into the classroom the other day for a couple of "phone message" activities. Showed them how to dial up a girl for the first time in Jr. High. Dial the seven digits, but hold the dial on the last one. Then you can let go of the dial and hang up. Or, after about 20 times of doing that, you finally hold onto the receiver and sweat while waiting for their mom or dad to answer.

Present-Perfect Meets Simple-Present

Constructed a couple "present-perfect-tense" meets "simple-present-tense" activities at work today. I know most of you were thinking this morning, "How can I construct some grammar-activities today? That would be so awesome!"