fantastic film alert!

There are very few GOOD surprises left in the world, and randomly seeing a movie that you know nothing about but instantly love is one of them.
Last night my dad (who is my standing indie/artsy/international film date) drove 80 miles to come see my new place, take me out to dinner, and see the film [...]

The cost of teaching (sans whining)

Bravo to my city’s newspaper for publishing an article on the front page of the metro section entitled “Teachers spending with little return.” It was about how teachers, new teachers especially, typically fork out between $300 and $800 per year on school supplies, instructional materials, classroom “stuff”, etc. I myself typically spend about $300 at [...]