Archive for November, 2009

NaBloPoMo: Crazy Al

November 24, 2009emily No Comments »

If you haven’t already seen Al Gore’s recent SNL appearance, it’s really worth a look:

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NaBloPoMo: The things we do

November 23, 2009emily No Comments »

This semester, I’ve been helping a former student edit some assignments for one of her history classes. Her Teaching Assistant, it seems, can’t help but express his annoyance and exasperation at having to (gasp!) answer students’ questions and pretty much makes it clear that he isn’t interested in helping her. She’s a great student– smart, [...]

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NaBloPoMo: Hunkering down

November 22, 2009emily 1 Comment »

One thing I really bemoan about living so far south is that we don’t really have a winter. I love super cold winters where you get to hunker down in your house with the fire blazing, wrapped in multiple layers, and really enjoy the warmth inside juxtaposed against the cold outside. Everyone I know got [...]

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