If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ll know that I’ve been a fan of Brett Goldstein’s podcast Films to Be Buried With and have taken the opportunity to answer his questions for myself (sometimes with a twist of theater or books instead of films). To round out this “series” of posts, IContinue reading “Films to Be Buried With: Resurrected”
Category Archives: Misc
NCIS
By the time of this posting, the NCIS universe includes 1,063* episodes of television. In an era where most shows get about thirty episodes total over three seasons (usually with a few years between seasons with viewers waiting in limbo to hear if the show will go on), it’s sort of astounding to consider justContinue reading “NCIS”
Drawing
There are a set of stories that get told about me regarding my childhood – over and over. Perhaps you have a similar set, those stories that dragged out at family gatherings. One story is about how when I was a kid, young enough that I have no recollection of this, I was at myContinue reading “Drawing”
Not My Normal Kind of Post: PSA
Every year (meaning the start of the academic year, which for my school is mid-August), we (the faculty and staff) are tasked with taking a number of trainings: Ethics, Title IX, and cybersecurity. Every year while doing that last one, I can’t help but wonder how these scams ever work. Doesn’t everyone know not toContinue reading “Not My Normal Kind of Post: PSA”
Woodfield Mall
I’ll admit, this post is mostly for my own nostalgia. But a couple weeks ago (by the time this posts, more like a month), I was listening to a podcast where one of the hosts, who is also from the Chicagoland area, mentioned Woodfield Mall – which is located in Schaumburg, IL, and is theContinue reading “Woodfield Mall”
Summer Teachin’
Like Summer Lovin’ but for teaching? Haha. What? Not funny? Yeah, Ok. This summer, I finally get to be that teacher – the ones people always throw in our faces when we ever dare to ask for a raise. The ones that get the ENTIRE summer off. *gasp* I just finished up my sixteenth yearContinue reading “Summer Teachin’”
A Belated Love Letter to Ginger
No, I didn’t not post yesterday as any kind of VDay protest. I got sick this week. Careful as I’ve been, some germs found their way in and knocked me for a loop. Strangely, the slew of snow my state has finally received helped me out a bit. (A few weeks ago, we were tenContinue reading “A Belated Love Letter to Ginger”
Resolutions
We’re now a few weeks into the new year – and most people have already abandoned their resolutions. If that’s you, no worries. If you’re still kicking yourself for not meeting last year’s resolution, let yourself off the hook. While we changed out calendars with new ones, January first is just the next day. There’sContinue reading “Resolutions”
Chocolate
I get personally offended when someone calls white confections ‘white chocolate.’ I don’t mean this in a serious way. But enough so that whenever someone says this in my presence, my friends will look me in the eye and recite, “It’s not chocolate.” Yes, white ‘chocolate’ uses cocoa butter, thereby ‘technically’ qualifying it as suchContinue reading “Chocolate”
Mile 11
Every year for the past decade, Appleton, WI, has hosted a (nearly) free musical festival featuring over two hundred musicians across forty venues along a mile of downtown over the course of four days. The twist on the festival is that all songs must be original (no covers) from emerging artists from all over theContinue reading “Mile 11”
Ami Maxine 