PREAMBLE
i cannot find an elegant beginning for the post so i guess that is it. i am hoping to achieve a monstrous grandeur and mystery akin to an elephant graveyard but perhaps we will settle for the utility of a backyard compost heap?
my life has been more real than digital lately. started as a substitute teacher / substitute instructional aide, which reminds me, ben himley, if you still exist, i have your copy of “on subbing” and you may have it back. so far my stories are only incidentally funny, and only for moments at a time, so i’ll keep them out of lazercatz until they arrive at the appropriate stature / immediacy. in the meantime, here is a list for friday’s job:
- halloween costumes (4: including: myself (mad hatter), scotty (darth vader), hunter (darth vader), charlie (just a cape))
- candy, servings of (3 for all students, as per para-educators’ judgment, being the primary visible representatives of the force that plans the class’s parties)
- turn-yr-mouth-green! cheetos, bags of (2, eaten in their entirety)
- students (8)
- adults (3.5; jori, the social worker, was in and out)
overall, a very good day; at least, no crazier than a typical day in an EBD classroom. so, good job, me.
WENATCHEE
well yes. tiffany and i went on vacation this summer for a day. lake chelan was mentioned, but a different lake interposed, saying, “WENATCHEE.”
- so many bees
- tiffany is allergic to bees and will die if she encounters certain parts of them
- nice outdoor times
- leavenworth what. e.g.:
IN CONCLUSION
lenny kravitz!


more pictures soon, post is too long.