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Blinkie

Apathy is lethal.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

His Holiness the Dalai Lama David Sedaris Robbie Williams Freddie Mercury

Music:

Queen, Weezer, musicals, Pulp, Elton John (old school), Bowie, Blur, Elvis Costello, Ska bands ie the specials, The Darkness, Chopin, Mozart, Morrissey, Reel Big Fish, Robbie Williams,whatever sounds good at the moment

Movies:

Star Wars (4-6), Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Wayne's World, Napoleon Dynamite, Forrest Gumpg, Interview with the Vampire, Pirates of the Carribean, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Emma, Sense and Sensibility, among others....

Television:

Family Guy, the Loop, My Name is Earl, American Dad, House

Books:

Too many to name.

Heroes:

My grandpa...one of the coolest guys in the whole world!His Holiness the Dalai Lama

My Blog

Technical Difficulties

One day I was returning what I thought was a video about Nigerian folk art that I had been showing my Novel Study class. Actually, I sent my student aid to return the video and some other items to the...
Posted by Blinkie on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:58:00 PST

Bite Me

This is one of the possibilities for my icebreaker speech. There will be another to follow: The words "bite me" seem to be written on my forehead in a language that can be read only by dogs. In the tw...
Posted by Blinkie on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:03:00 PST

One of those surveys because I am pathetic

The longest survey you'll ever fill out! Do the world a favor: fill it out and post it for all your friends. Do this because the person who sent it to you didn't sit here for ages for nothing. Answer ...
Posted by Blinkie on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:48:00 PST

The Back Side

I had a really great weekend seeing my family, but I was anxious to get home and sleep in my own bed. And of course, I was looking forward to seeing my darling husband. I managed to somehow burn out a...
Posted by Blinkie on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:26:00 PST

Wonders of Nature

This evening I went for a nice stroll on the Ice Age Trail. I saw 14 bunnies and 2 woodchucks. I attempted to make contact with the rabbits, but I have yet to fully conquer their language. I aim to on...
Posted by Blinkie on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:52:00 PST

talkie talkie

I joined a public speaking club. How dorky is that? Pretty dorky. Anyhoo, I have to give this ice breaker speech in which I talk about myself. What am I supposed to tell these people about myself? I d...
Posted by Blinkie on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:28:00 PST

All about me

I was thinking about putting together a book detailing some of my amusing experiences as a teacher. (I have been reading a lot of David Sedaris lately, and I seem to narrate everything in my head as t...
Posted by Blinkie on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:03:00 PST

I love bunnies

Recently I have been having a lot of dreams involving my rabbits, and I am wondering if there are any psychological reasons for this. The first dream I had about my bunnies occured a few nights ago. I...
Posted by Blinkie on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 11:49:00 PST

Screw Darfur

Today I decided to wear my "Save Darfur" t-shirt to class. I was not sure if I should wear it, but I figured it would  not do anyone any harm, and I like talking about the issue when people ask m...
Posted by Blinkie on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:12:00 PST

Another? Yes!

So...today I am cleaning. I hate it. I have a lot of crap that I just do not know what to do with. I am still swamped with wedding gifts with which we are unsure how to proceed. There was no receipt f...
Posted by Blinkie on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 08:41:00 PST