You know when people put lots of cream in their coffee and then someone says, “Would you like a little coffee with that creamer?” Looking at my pictures this week and reflecting on the life I’ve lived during the past seven days, I feel like I should be asking myself: “Would you like a little…
Tag: Teaching in a Pandemic
2020 November – Week 46
I don’t feel like Week 46 was real. Hmm… maybe that’s not accurate. It’s more like it didn’t exist. I can’t believe it was a whole seven days. I also can’t believe it wasn’t a whole seven years. NaNoWriMo has me nice and distracted, though… Sunday Aung: “This year suck. I never get to see…
2020 October – Week 44
Hello Week Forty-Four. And hello, Halloween, though I’m not handing out candy this year. Utica has never seen such a quiet Halloween. It’s kind of eerie — which is ironic. I’m a little sad to see October go, not because it was a great month (it was really quite the opposite), but because I’m afraid…
2020 October – Week 43
Another week in the books. It was another not-so-good week. I’m sensing a running theme with my reflections. Which is unfortunate, as this exercise is supposed to help me find beauty in the every day, or some shit. Perhaps in a non-pandemic year it would work better. Sunday The pandemic makes you constantly stuck between…
2020 October – Week 41
I can’t say this was a great week, but it had it’s good moments and as I look back, they will carry the week in my memory. I enjoyed hanging with my brother, his girlfriend, and his dog. My teacher observation went well, all things considered. The VP debate was much better than the presidential…
2020 September – Week 40
Wake me up when this nightmare ends. That’s how I felt this week. I’ve always loved September, with its crisp fall air, new beginnings, and beautiful colors. But this year… well, I just want the entire year over. Week forty was… rough, to say the least. Somehow rougher than a few weeks ago. I thought…
2020 September – Week 39
Week thirty-nine was slightly better than the previous week, but that’s mostly because I didn’t pay attention to the news. I just can’t even. Sunday Perhaps the hardest part of splitting with Brian has been splitting up our cat family. Sam is with me; Willow is with him. We know it’s best this way, but…
2020 September – Week 38
Why is 2020 so hell-bent on destroying us? This was one of the shittier weeks, and that’s really saying something. It lasted TWENTY-ONE DAYS! Every teaching task takes forever because it isn’t one task, it’s ten. And I’m not sure any of it is truly meaningful in the way I’d like it to be. Every…