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About Me

I moved to Arizona from Michigan after graduating from Western and I am currently teaching special education in the Phoenix area. YES. . . ladies and gentlemen, I am molding the minds of young children. . .scary huh?! Anyways, I really do love my job even though I don't make enough money to buy a house. . .but hey, there is nothing wrong with living like a college student even though you've been out of college for 3 years . . .right? OK so maybe I can afford one. . .it's just that the words "30 year mortgage" scare the shit out of me. My students are my pride and joy and I only have to threaten them with physical violence a couple times a day. I LOVE Arizona weather, scenery, and the lack of 10 foot snowdrifts in winter. Sorry to all of my Michigan friends who are scraping the ice off their windshields and layering on those not so flattering wool sweaters. . .I spent my day sunning by the pool drinking a margarita. It's ok, you can hate me, I understand. Fortunately for me I get summers off and can get out of the crazy heat here and visit my old stomping grounds in northern Michigan. Arizona may be great, but nothing compares to the Pigeon River Forrest, real green grass (not sod), 10 lakes within 5 miles of your house, and a night sky full of stars (the smog here is awful). I am so lucky to get the best of both worlds.CURRENT MOON
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My Interests

*Reading *Enjoying nature *Swimming *Spending time with friends and family *Star gazing *Booty dancing *Cooking *Sun bathing *Shopping *Shoes *Burning leaves *Happy hour *Cool nights * Rainy days *Scenic hikes *Road Trips *Animals *My students *The smell of spring *The ocean *Scary movies *Corona (with lime) *Sleeping in *Warm fires *Quiet contemplation *Hot Chocolate

Music:

Anything but country! I'm really into alternative hip-hop. . .Common, Pharcyde, The Roots, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Tribe. I love Ani Difranco, The Cure, Velvet Underground, Ben Harper, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, RATM, Miles Davis, Bob Marley, John Mayer, Parliament, Bob Dylan, Phish, Mazzy Star, Niel Young, Erykah Badu, and basically anything with a good beat and/or decent lyrics. And of course my favorite music is played by my friends. . so here's a shout out to Jazmin, Electric Violet, More Powerful Astronaut, The JW Experience, Mr. DSP, St. Buffalo Blue, and Chad and Ryan.

Movies:

"Did you see what God just did to us, man?"

Television:

ER, 24, Lost, any type of reality television

Books:

I love poetry especially Pablo Neruda, Rumi, and Robert Bly. I enjoy the poetry of Bukowski, Ginsberg, Jane Kenyon, Mary Oliver, Maya Angelou, the list goes on and on. . .My favorite book of the moment is As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner. Other memorable reads: The Secret Life of Bees, The Bluest Eye, The Giver, Lord of the Flies, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Holes, Seize the Time, Be Here Now.

Heroes:

My Blog

The Child's Dream

If I could start my life again,I'd keep the notebookI promised myself at nine-a record of all the injustice done by adults: that accusing tonewhen they speak, the embarrassmentsbefore relatives, like ...
Posted by Sara on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 09:54:00 PST

The grass is always greener. . .

Living in Arizona is really great, but with the triple digit weather creeping in and the big city hoopla (Phoenix), i am thinking about all the things that I miss from back in G-town. Everyone I kno...
Posted by Sara on Fri, 12 May 2006 08:50:00 PST

Get a damn babysitter

So. . . I get home after a long day at work dealing with obnoxious children and go to the gym in our apartment complex to work out. This guy comes in with his kid who must have been like 3 or so. So...
Posted by Sara on Thu, 09 Feb 2006 04:40:00 PST

Do you believe in psychics?

OK. . .so this weekend my boyfriend and I celebrated our 5th year anniversary (crazy shit huh) in Sedona. For those of you that don't know, Sedona is considered to be one of the most spiritual places...
Posted by Sara on Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:00:00 PST

Optical Illusion

Time is a stage magician Pulling slight-of-hand tricks To make you think things go There Eclipsed by the quick scarf A lifetime of loves Zip-the child is a man Zip-the friend in your arms is ...
Posted by Sara on Wed, 25 Jan 2006 03:32:00 PST

Poem

I lived for hundreds of thousands of years as a mineral, And then I died and was reborn as a plant. I lived for hundreds of thousands of years as a plant, And then I died and was reborn as an ani...
Posted by Sara on Wed, 25 Jan 2006 05:05:00 PST