note from a 6th grader

note from a 6th grade student on his practice chart today:

30 minutes of the worst sound ever, like the suffocation of a cat. So I took a hammer and unbent my slipping ligature.

When Fortune Smiles Upon You

We had stir-fry for lunch at school yesterday. (The egg rolls were ESPECIALLY delectable!) The best part is the big box of fortune cookies. I've always found it entertaining to add the words "in bed" to the end of any fortune, hoping that when my fortune DOES become to reality (as it ALWAYS does! LOL) it will have a little extra spark.

Yesterdays fortune: A feather in the hand is better than a bird in the air. (in bed)

Translation: Kinky sex is ALWAYS better than a lover flipping you off as he leaves the bedroom.

Sorry. It's the best I could do.

NY, NY

So it's official. I booked my April trip to NY to see Mer and D perform at Carnegie with their church choir. Lamburrito is going with me, since he's got a camp reunion there that same weekend. WHEEE...

and of course, in true Bing luck fashion, I booked the flight last night and then got the choir schedule today. I need a later flight! On today's agenda: change the flight. LOL! Oh, well....I'm still SO excited. I'm going to need a vacation by then.

My day

Enough said?

Pickles and mayo

Would you rather....

be stoned to death with pickles? 100% 3 votes
be submerged in mayonnaise until you suffocated? 0% 0
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I think it depends actually. Are the pickles kosher or bread and butter?

Not a lot of votes this week. I'm thinking everyone is pretty busy these days!

What NOT to give for VD

The 10 Most Spectacularly Awful Gifts You Can Give Your Girlfriend for Valentine's Day
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
By C. Spencer Beggs

Glow-in-the-Dark Lingerie
Remote-Controlled Wind-Breaking Teddy Bear
Stripper Pole
Ridiculous Footwear
Naming a Star After Her
A Knockoff Handbag
Taser C2
A Four-Course Meal at White Castle
Chocolate Gone Wrong
A Wedding Ring

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Then there's MY personal favorite: Buy your wife ONE Pez dispenser and while she's happily playing with it, ecstatic over your thoughtfulness, tell her you couldn't decide between the pink one and the red one. She'll LOVE the fact that you didn't spring for the extra $1.99 and get BOTH!

Meet my daughter Latte

Would you rather...

name your children after symptoms relieved by NyQuil (Stuffy head, Sneezing) 0%
after Starbucks orders (Double Decaf, Mocha Frap) 100%
5 votes total

Thanks for the D+

got this e-mail from a parent today...I chuckled!

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Jay told me about his D+. Good for you. AND good for him. Only way to learn consequences is to get a real feel.. That D+ worked. I got to listen to clarinet all weekend..

Late thanks are better than no thanks!

Got this e-mail from a retired band director today...it made me smile!

I just wanted you to know that I never appreciated the work you did getting the solos scheduled and out to the directors in a very timely fashion. I am accompanying solos again for Carmen Williams at Fairview Middle. Evaluation is Friday and Saturday and the schedules have just gotten out. I would be upset if I was still teaching. But, we never had to worry about because of all your hard work.

A belated thank you!

The Hidden Poet

A student walked into my room today and saw a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson. "The reward of a thing well done is having done it." His response? "Is that the same guy from the 'Where's Waldo' books?"

Middle School ROCKS!

You smell MAHvelous!

Would you rather have....
raspberry scented B.O. 86% 6 Votes
perfectly cubed feces 14% 1 Vote

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Wouldn't you rather that EVERYONE did?

Hit me!

I judge another band Solo/ensemble festival last weekend. It's always fun because I get to work with students I've never met and help them learn new things. This weekend was a BIT questionable, however. Because I'm on the state judges list for Woodwinds, Brass AND percussion, I got to be the judge who heard a little bit of everything. Normally not a big deal, but the percussion judges rooms were packed tight, so I got the percussion overflow. Only, because there was no percussion equipment in my room, that meant I got all the snare drum solos. For 5 solid hours. It sounded something like this:

ratatatatatatatatatatatatfrrrrapBAMatatatatatadiddlediddleflamflamFLAMtatatatatatFRAPFRAPtatatatatdiddlediddleatatat...

I guess you had to be there.

I hit a nerve!

Evidently, I hit a nerve with Down The Drain. JL has posted his response there for you to read.

I'm just going to leave it at that and move on.