wake county propaganda

Teachers, think you're going to enjoy your summer? Think again. This message is the *first* message on the wake county website that I see everyday:

Summer Is a Great Time to Have Fun Outside
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. Exposure to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays appear to be the most important enviromental factor involved with developing skin cancer. During the summer months, UV radiation tends to be greater. For additional information, view the Staff Wellness website.

Film Festival tonight at school! after days of selling tickets, coordinating people, and running up and down three flights of stairs to talk to people, drop off films, etc. I'm very excited ;).

whew! busy

freerice.com is the most addictive english-teacher website I've ever seen. learned some new words today ;).

the performance

You have to tilt your head to the left to see this properly ;).

uber blogging

Okay friends, I know there's a lot on here recently, but I can't help it. I'm joining an ESL program at Duke this summer :). The meeting last night really revealed that this is a great way to get into Budapest whether the schools accept me as a teacher or not. I am really excited about it and am going to take the plunge.

I'm also going to take Hip Hop Dance this summer and who knows what else. The world's just not ready.

Reading FIVE poems tonight. . . and Tiffany Okafor is coming in all of her spoken-word glory! Don't miss it!

s.c. wedding part 2: the south of the border pics

The cactus climbers.











The gorilla. Poor thing.

Okay, not at south of the border, but I love palm trees! This was just outside the reception (and it was windy).

s.c. wedding

Probably one of the best parts about the whole trip had to have been a leisurely walk on the beach after the wedding. Although not much really beats having shrimp and grits at a wedding. From left to right: Emily, Lee (her husband), Andrea and Brooke look like they're in a rock band. I'll call them "Rhymes with Noodle."
Andrea wanted the pink pool noodle to be part of the band. Brooke considers it.
Eventually, however, the band members move towards the beach, and Andrea is left to make a decision. I'm glad she got back in the car with us later because we never would have made it to South of the Border for lunch the next day. I was able to comfort a distraught gorilla, Brooke and Andrea fearlessly climbed a cactus, and we got the heck out of there when we realized that they were going to charge 25 cents to go to the bathroom.

In other news, this Wednesday, open mic night at Broad St. Cafe in Durham at 8 p.m. I've never really decided to publically read my poetry before! No sneak peeks ;).

netflix

Anyone want to be my friend on Netflix? I have 29 movies in my queue right now! Certainly a record :).

I've had so much fun being good to friends recently, and I have some AMAZING ones!

Test tomorrow! Look at this cool poem I found today while studying:

Resume

Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.

- Dorothy Parker

Humor is definitely an effective tool to get a major message across. And no, I've never even remotely considered suicide. I'm a wimp who can't even stand too much sun in my eyes.