Monday, December 2, 2013

Winter Lull

Year 8

I am not writing this post just to say that there has been nothing to write about recently.

Except… I kinda am.

Winter Lull

These are the dog days of winter: the two or three unfortunate weeks squeezed in between a rock (Thanksgiving) and a hard place (Christmas).1 2

These are the days when — let’s face it — nobody wants to do anything3.

These are the days that blend seamlessly into weeks… and weeks suddenly into months.

All of a sudden, we’re here at the start of week 15.4 There’s still a ways to go, certainly… but it’s going to be melancholy when its all over in six months.

This was our Thanksgiving "turkey", if you will. It looks suspiciously like a 12-pound rib roast. Prime rib >> poultry, in my book -- sorry vegetarians.
This was our Thanksgiving “turkey”, if you will. It looks suspiciously like a 12-pound rib roast. Prime rib >> poultry, in my book — sorry vegetarians.

Here are some of the highlights (or “lowlights”) of the past few:

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Regarding the first pic on the left: We’ve been rolling pigs lately5 for our probability unit. Silly things, but fun.

The following two fit the spirit of Thanksgiving:

This is a message I got from a former student -- these are always very nice to get :) Things like this keep us going just a *little* bit longer...
This is a message I got from a former student — these are always very nice to get. =) Things like this keep us going just a *little* bit longer…
And this is one of the Thanksgiving notes I received from a current student (whose name was curiously omitted?). They want me to update my blog more often. Here's to you~ :)
And this is one of the Thanksgiving notes I received from a current student (whose name was curiously omitted?). They want me to update my blog more often. Here’s to you~
. . .

Paul Walker — of “Fast and Furious” fame — passed away this weekend. I was dumbfounded, to say the least, when I heard the news. So sad and unexpected. Rest in peace, Brian O’Conner.

  1. Yes, I observe Christmas… but you may refer to it as you please. [↩]
  2. And speaking of… for most of my seniors, that “rock” and a “hard place” are going to be “January” and “June”, respectively. -_- [↩]
  3. some of us teachers, included [↩]
  4. First semester finals is week 17! [↩]
  5. I’m sure that sounds incredibly odd… pig DICE. [↩]
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