Monthly Archives: October 2004

November is National Novel Writing Month. The idea is to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days (!). So, naturally, I’ve decided to do it. What a way to close the second to last month of the year – … Continue reading →

intertia – noun Definition: the inertia that is inside us, hence “inter”tia Credit goes to me for making it up via a typo, and to Mark for recognizing its innate brilliance. The context:markmanasse: we need to get cracking on the … Continue reading →

California holds all public schools accountable based on something called the API – the Academic Performance Index. It’s a number that the state derives from results on tests given to students starting in 2nd grade. For grades 2 through 8, … Continue reading →

I went on a very fun double blind date on Friday. I’ve never done that before, but of course, this being my year and all, I’m trying a lot of new things. I’d write about it, the date that is, … Continue reading →

Ok, so my last blog wasn’t so popular. My actual readership has been laid bare for all to see. How embarrassing. So my mom, a few of my friends, some people who know me from the Yahoo! IM Live contest, … Continue reading →

My normal wake-up time is around 6:00. Absolutely-must-get-up time is 6:30. But this morning I’m lying in bed with my eyes closed, just daydreaming (morningdreaming?) when I realize that I’ve been in a semi-awake state of consciousness for quite some … Continue reading →

One of my students last week said something rather profound, I think. She was trying to remember something we had said at our 5th grade retreat about a month ago about working together. “Working together is always better” was the … Continue reading →