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miz salty

stop blaming teachers...start taking responsibility.

About Me

i teach theatre to the little ones and love what i do. it's neat.it's super.it's super-neat. i like peanut butter. i don't like mushrooms. i seek balance. i yearn for connections and community. i live for the moments that make you say, "Dang!"

My Interests

creative self-expression. restraining capitalism. helping others to express themselves. music. books. pop culture. history/politics. and of course, cute shoes.

I'd like to meet:

old, lost friends like debbie lapides, hannah chen, ruth bazua, elsa quintero, aliza gevirtz, sasha rice, gwen cassella, illyok williams, sean maytum, viveka davis, olivia beal, thandiwe mbityana....anybody out there from 32nd St, Bancroft, C.E.S., LACSHA or UCSC. In general - djs/music-heads, playa burners, educators, original thinkers, artists...

Music:

bessie smith, al green, cure, bauhaus, mos def, de la soul, led zeppelin, doors, john coltrane, isaac hayes, migs, air, tribe called quest and honestly just can't be contained in a box.

Movies:

grey gardens. she's gotta have it. secrets & lies. 400 blows. notes on a scandal. blade runner. waiting for guffman.

Television:

what not to wear

Books:

without conscience, what was she thinking?, the sociopath next door, cruddy, the good times are killing me, autobiography of malcolm X, grimms fairy tales, 1984, brave new world, literacy with an attitude, long walk to freedom, zinn's declarations of independence, don't know much about history,requiem for a dream, harold and the purple crayon, city of quartz, generation X, ciao manhattan, cut n' mix, it's not about a salary

Heroes:

my mom, my dad, david herman, jack kornfield, many many teachers, malcolm x, angela davis, the guy who firebombed all those SUVs (just kidding)(sort of)(ok, not really), howard zinn, nelson mandela, steven biko, barbara kruger, lisa loomer, michael moore

My Blog

why i love burning man

I revisited the playa this year and it was absolutely amazing.  Haven't been back since 2001 and wasn't sure what to expect.  It's way way way bigger than before but the art and people ...
Posted by miz salty on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:20:00 PST

there are some very sick

So caught some Oprah today...her guest was Dina Matos McGreevey.  If you don't know who that is (and I didn't), she was married to Jim McGreevey, Governer of New Jersey from 2002-2004.  He ...
Posted by miz salty on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:00:00 PST

things that irritate me

1. People who stop to look at accidents on the fwy.  Just drive already looky-loo! It's not your business, we know you don't care and that you're only looking because you're sick in the head and ...
Posted by miz salty on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:15:00 PST

bridge collapses...the ongoing demise of the american empire

i wonder if anyone in the current administration will think to take a smidgen of money away from the war in Iraq and apply it to infrastructure in this country?   Yeah...I know...probably no...
Posted by miz salty on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:46:00 PST

building a society for the exception instead of the rule

I was just listening to Studio 360 on KCRW and they were featuring an interview with the documentary film-maker of "The Bridge" which is essentially about the 30 or so people that jump off the Golden ...
Posted by miz salty on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:09:00 PST

live gratefully

i am grateful for my body, my soul, my imagination, friends, family, home, my laughter, humor and so on and so onlive gratefully and enjoy this unrepeatable day.
Posted by miz salty on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 09:29:00 PST

letters from heaven

Dear Miss Cherkoss, Thank you very much for teaching us drama.  I will miss you.  Thank you for teaching us improvosation.  Thank you for teaching us pantomime, imaginary and imaginatio...
Posted by miz salty on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 11:59:00 PST

Dear Ms. Cherkelles

October 4, 2006Dear Ms. Cherklles:I want to say sorry beacouse I was behaving bad.  It is because I was trying to be funny.  But I guess I wasn't beacause I am writing this letter.To: Ms. Ch...
Posted by miz salty on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 05:40:00 PST

My Life as Film - Getting Signed Up with LAUSD

OK, someone seriously needs to make a movie about how difficult it is to get signed up with LAUSD.  When I was first trying to get hired by them as a substitute, it took 6 times of going to the D...
Posted by miz salty on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:58:00 PST

chocolate & love

for the first semester of this school year, i had my own classroom at wilmington middle school. it was special ed social science - 7th and 8th grade.  i didn't have too many kids because it was s...
Posted by miz salty on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 07:43:00 PST