And we'd only be making it right...Here's to you, Bonnie Tyler

hope everyone had a nice thanksgiving. holidays are such a busy time of the year, but i spent some time with my family, which was lovely (hear will ferrell's voice in old school when talking about the olive garden).

things have been going well. i'm stressed at the end of the semester, with papers, grades, etc....I'm looking forward to my 3 weeks of writing, reading, relaxing...and oh yeah, getting my christmas cd together....its coming, don't you worry.

things have also been strange. i suppose i feel some type of shift in my life. its probably a side effect of moving...it is the type of thing that happens. your priorities change. you change. friends and memories that seemed so present start to drift. i remember when i left my apartment in charlotte...i was so sad. i couldn't imagine ever feeling "at home" anywhere else....and now here i am.

other stuff: i got a sewing machine. i got my second gift from a student. yesterday i almost told my high school to "bugger off". i'm going to charlotte for the next two weekends (to teach).

and oh yeah, i'm seeing the DAN band this weekend, apparently the cover band from old school. shall be funny. i'm sure.

i promise i'll be more witty and deep when i have the time.

whatsup snowflake?

i have always thought this is a great picture. i want to make a t-shirt out of it...is from the womens christian temperance movement, to try to convince the men-folk to stop drinking alcohol...

yesterday, i had one of my high school students inform me that he was accepted at francis marion and that he plans to major in sociology. and i remembered, this is why i chose this path to begin with. now i'm up to 3 people i've turned into sociologists. do you think i could get the ASA (American Sociological Association) to hire me as a recruiter? i'm so very proud.

and what the f? with michael richards? tim and i stayed up (well it was more of a test for me than tim...i've been passing out at 10pm lately) long enough to watch letterman, so we could see this "apology". Apology, my ass. that was not an apology. i finally watched some clips of what happened too. i have been sick on my stomach since i saw the footage. and not in a "oh, doesn't he really know that is inappropriate?"...because its not that...its because i find myself still stunned when someone attacks another person on race...then you read comments people are making about it...trying to say that everyone should be forgiven...are you kidding me? its not like he had some slip of the tongue or said something once, the man went on and on...and lastly, if that is what "comes through" with your rage...you've got serious fucking problems. excuse me but the whole thing pisses me off.

perhaps we've moved from the pregnant bump being the cool thing in hollywood to being racist...

(breathe deeply)...ha....

okay, i'm out of school for the week, but still behind AS USUAL in school work. i'm heading to charlotte tomorrow for some family time and grub.

and i've almost beat tim in scrabble....still a few triple word scores to go and i'll be there.

have a happy and safe few days off from your job/school/life.

how do you spell w-e-e-k-e-n-d?

i'm so happy its friday. i don't think there is anyone else in the world who is as happy as i am that its friday.

so, the oc was actually good last night. its pretty hit and miss since after the second season...and last night, it was good. quirky. and oh yeah, everyone stopped being so depressed about the waif finally disappearing...

i find myself identifying more and more with kirsten and sandy's characters. of course, without the financial success or the alcoholism. i thought sandy's issues of asking a guy friend out to do something hilarious. after moving, i have been experiencing this. its nerve-wracking to ask out a new friend.

equally hilarious was the strip scrabble game with kirsten and sandy...and you know, just a couple of weeks ago, tim and i bought the game scrabble...

the scene with julie cooper going to the hip-hop club and dancing...reminded me of some nights at the steeple...and then, i felt sick to my stomach.

so i'm off to enjoy my weekend. i've got lots of rest and work to do...but beyond that i'm going to try to catch a movie or play some mini-golf...and possibly have a couple of drinks for a friend's b-day.

the picture is of a russian scrabble game. its not the one that tim and i bought. we aren't that smart...wait, wait, maybe we are?

biscuits and gravy

yes its true. we've "adopted" a new cat...well sort of. about a month ago, some of our neighbors were evicted. they left behind one cat. so i felt concerned...i left some food out. that was a month ago. now the cat, as we have dubbed gravy (we thought it was suitable given that we have a biscuit, sabine, and igor), has taken to living on our front porch. the other cats have become acquainted, albeit through the window glass, with gravy.

yes, i just blogged about a cat. take that.

what else? i'm currently reading: swann's way by proust and a book about the cuban revolution. (coincidence with tim's halloween costume?)school has been going well. last week i had lunch with one of my colleagues at the most wonderful italian deli, toffinos. absolutely fantastic. its also a bakery, so i'm itching to stop by and pick up a box of pastries, soprano style, and bring them home. i think i might do that this weekend. yes, i have big plans.

other news...i've heard quite a bit of good news from friends. there is a new erie choir recording out...check out www.eriechoir.com for details. i'm awaiting my copy currently...so i'm sure i'll tell you more as soon as that arrives...

also, chip from port huron statement has decided to make a break from the "man" and begin his own business venture. from what i understand, its online merchandising for the following artists: eric bachmann, blind boys of alabama, charlie musselwhite, sierra leone's refugee all stars, and the silos. and soon you. check it out at www.portmerch.com You probably all know how i feel about supporting small business, so buy something, anything.

a small shout out to a good friend...CONGRATULATIONS. i know that's a bit mysterious, but i'm sworn to secrecy. she'll know what i'm referencing...

what else? prison break. oh yeah, i'm happy to see sucre, lincoln, and scofield all back together. now lets hope they can escape without any trouble. but i am a bit concerned that i've been rooting for t-bag. does that make me weird?

the oc? well, i'm glad marisa is gone. there i said it. now hate me.

and if you haven't made use of www.pandora.com Do yourself a favor. Go.

Is it worth it?

yes, halloween. i dressed up. besides feeling the spirit, i also didn't want ANYONE (read: Morty) to think that i'm an old biddy! seriously, i got moved by the halloween party. if you can't tell...tim was castro and i relied on my old tried and true "dead prom queen" outfit. we had a great time. it was a block party, so there were 3 different houses involved. there were many highlights:
1) the pirate house (included the real johnny depp, no kidding)
2) "tool man" tim's stories about home improvement
3) that guy running around with moonshine
4) karoke with live music

what else...so i had a few things happen this week that made me realize why i teach...and sometimes why its a hard job. in one of my classes (after lecturing on politics, economics and corporations), one of my students approached me asking where he could find out more about voting.

i always try to drive home the point that i want my students to vote...and it just made me so happy that someone actually gave a shit. that maybe i'm reaching some of them and encouraging them to become involved. to make a difference. (let me have my moment...don't judge me).

then at the high school class, one of my students came up to me and said, "ms. everhart, you are my coolest teacher. seriously." hahhaha. again, no wonder i think so highly of myself.

then tonight at my university class, one of my students said (as i lectured on drugs and alcohol...which makes me often feel like a "hack") "i know this girl, who is pregnant and she smokes marijuana and she said that she smokes it because it'll make her child more imaginative...is that true?" hahahahhahaha. yes. funny stuff.

but then...the sad part. one of my students copied and pasted his f'en assignment off of wikipedia. i called him on it, but gave him the opportunity to re-do his assignment. he had a bit of an attitude about it, but actually did the assignment again. there was something fishy about it....in that one line refers to the author of the paper as "we" the women...so i looked it up...and he copied it from a swedish feminist's speech at a convention!!!

i'm off to charlotte this weekend. i can't wait to see: koch, eric, allan, mom, taylor, jennie ann, walt, tim l., pruden, dad, ashley, and dayne. other than that...it'll be stressful. oh yeah, i get to see my favorite rowan student, valya. i'm sure there will be more later...