November 22, 2008
Paul Tiernan - How To Say Goodbye

Goodbye for now, my tumblr.  I can’t even look at you.

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November 4, 2008

Bill Maher and Michael Moore discuss the election. 

In this clip, Michael Moore is filmed live from my co-worker’s house in Traverse City, MI on Halloween night (at her infamous Halloween party)….check it out.

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Taking Back Sunday - You’re So Last Summer

This song takes me back to being 19 and all the things that came along with it.

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November 2, 2008

“Traverse City Can be a Fun Place” by Josh Holton

My friends are rockstars in their spare time….and slightly nutty.

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November 1, 2008

boringloser:

Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters Music Video

Picture this: Me in 1984 - most likely sporting miniature corduroy flares and some kind of hoodie - dancing my way down the hallway to this song (in all my oneish-year-old glory) at the Cherryland Mall like it was my job. According to my family it was my favorite song at the time (and this is their favorite story to tell people when they’re trying to embarrass me…funny joke on them, I don’t find it to be all that embarrasing).

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October 30, 2008

Alkaline Trio performing “I Lied My Face Off” live at the Metro on Halloween night in 2002 (be patient, it doesn’t kick in until 15 seconds into it). Another Halloween treat from me to you.  I’m curled up in a little ball watching the DVD of that very show right now - after all, it’s devil’s night tradition (and besides that, I can’t be trusted to leave the house).  Hopefully tomorrow will involve more costume wearing and less mysterious/scary spells (and by spells, I actually don’t mean the ones cast by witches).  Wish me luck.  

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Sally’s Song (Fiona Apple) from Nightmare Before Christmas

A Halloween treat from me to you. 

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October 21, 2008
Rolling Stone shrunk! Now my RS is the same size as my Vogue…not to mention the increased glossiness.  Weird.

Rolling Stone shrunk!

Now my RS is the same size as my Vogue…not to mention the increased glossiness. 

Weird.

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From the mouth of one of the third grade boys today:

“You know, your gender would be a lot more tolerable if you all weren’t so darn cynical.”

Thanks, kid. 

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October 20, 2008

It’s becoming increasingly difficult to work in a conservative catholic school setting with pre-adolescent kids who think they know everything.

In the last week, I’ve been collecting quotes in a small notebook I keep in my desk drawer.  Here are a couple of them:

#1:

Kid:  Miss Jackie, when I’m 30, you’re going to be like 55.

Me:  Yeah…something like that….so?

Kid:  You’re going to be like…really old….

Me:  Um…Kinda…

Kid:  And you’re going to be old and single.

Me: Uhhh….(biting tongue, rolling eyes, and walking away)

#2

Kid:  John McCain has experience because he was in the war.

Me:  So, you think that being part of a war means that you have enough experience to run the country?

Kid:  Yes.  And he’s American.  Republicans are American, that’s why I’m one of those.

Me:  So, non-republicans aren’t Americans?

Kid: Well…they might be Americans, but they’re really freaking weird people.  I know everyone in this room is a Republican.

Me:  I happen to know that your statement is false. 

Kid:  Who isn’t Republican?  I’m gonna hunt them down….(motioning with the lego structure he just built and holding it like a gun)

Me:  Uhhh……..(biting tongue, rolling eyes, and walking away)…AND NO WEAPONS IN MY CLASSROOM. 

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Get me out of here.

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