Author Archives: Willow

I am doing my duty. 11:47am I have now been in the jury room for nearly four hours. They have called jurors for two trials. The first one was a grand jury trial, and thank god I didn’t get called … Continue reading →

I have ten more days of teaching children and then it will be summer. W T F . My first year of first grade is almost over. I’m not going to get all sappy (today) but I just want to … Continue reading →

Last night was my school’s fundraising auction at a golf club deep in the suburbs. It was pretty incredible. The live auction started while we were eating (surf & turf for Mike, s a l t y risotto for me), … Continue reading →

According to my principal, I am now officially a teacher. I have been initiated. Or rather hazed. Or perhaps baptized. By vomit. That’s right, I had my first barfer last week. This is how it went: One of my students, … Continue reading →

SRING BREAK!!! Woo! Well, it’s the Friday of Spring Break, which means only two days left of mischief and debauchery. It’s been a killer week, though. Mike and I went on a whirlwind trip to Colorado to visit my dad … Continue reading →

So I am officially a slave to my television. Or rather, to the TV on DVD that I obsessively rent from Video Verite. I have crossed the line of seeing characters as characters, and I now see many of them … Continue reading →

SOUTH AFRICAN BOY IN MY CLASS: Ms Wonder, remember how on your birthday we had a dance party? ME: Yes. BOY: Well, that dance party was a kid idea right, not your idea? ME: Right… BOY: So sometime you do … Continue reading →

I’ve been getting out a bit more this month. It started with the awesome Fresh Pot Five Year Anniversary Party held in the ballroom below my apartment. OMG. It was SO. FUN. Quasi played. QUASI!! aka probably my favorite Portland … Continue reading →

Check me out! My tax refund was EXACTLY enough to pay for the new MacBook that I’ve been literally pinching pennies for. (Turns out not much happens when you pinch a penny. It heats up a little, but that’s it.) … Continue reading →

1. Today is Liz’s birthday. 2. We used to be camp counselors together. 3. At camp there was a special song that the counselors would sing to the campers on their birthdays. If it was a boy camper than all … Continue reading →