what to do, what to do

So, today was a teacher workday for those of us in Durham County. Most workdays you go into school for a little bit and get some work done. Well, our principal decided that we were not allowed in school today. No ifs ands or buts about it. Therefore, I had a three day weekend to do whatever, whenever I wanted. Unfortunately my bank statement told me that I would be stuck at home these three days. I have never been so bored in my life. I don't know how some people do it. I guess it would be different if I was a stay at home mom because then I would be taking care of kids, but I literally am so bored. There is only so much you can clean, so much you can sleep, or so many things to watch. I've been watching movies all day. I seriously cannot wait for tomorrow to go back to school!! How weird is that??

On a good note, I stated making my Halloween costume for Saturday. Adam and I are going to be Jack and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas (one of the movies I watched today). I just grabbed a gray dress that I have that has a tiny stain on it, that I doubt I'll wear again, as my base. I then grabbed a pink t shirt, a yellow t shirt, a maroon t shirt, a teal dress that I hate because it's see-through, and a brown yarn type dress and cut pieces off from there and just started to sew them onto the gray dress. I hope this turns out good. I guess it doesn't really matter since we are just going to be here at the house for a party Charna is throwing for Marissa's birthday, but i hope it will still look good. Adam's, unfortunately, we can't start until he gets here this weekend so we can go to the Goodwill and buy some black pants and a suit jacket. I think it's going to be fun. I will post pictures of the dress when I'm done.

Phitin' Phils

&& they do it again!! (: The Phillies are the NLCS again this year. Hey Dodgers, remember last year?? (:

Love You From Afar

Love You From Afar

The pain of leaving you is hot

It burns like the fire of Hell

And feels like it will last forever

Oh your mirror is so clear

In you, I see myself

And I have for years

Now I must go on my way

Break free from the habits of our past

And embrace a new kind of strange

Reality, that of living from my center

Instead of living with you as my center

I am so happy for this time we’ve spent

Irritating the darkness within each other

And cleansing our lenses, so our light can shine

Even brighter

I will love you always in my heart

And my soul is always there

Like a bright shining star

But my presence, my friend

Will be at a distance indeed

But I’ll still love you from afar

-Mastin Kipp

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. -Christopher Reeve

          So I recently ordered Netflix since we don't have cable out here in Hillsborough and it has been the best $14 i spend every month. Not only can you get movies delivered to your house, but you can watch a whole lot of things instantly on your computer. All the shows and movies I have been watching have been great, but I wanted to start watching a tv show that I haven't seen before. I then came across Heroes. I've heard great things about this show, but have never watched it, even when I had cable. Well, I love it! I'm only into a few episodes of season 1, but I now know what I'll be watching for a while. (:
         Anyways, watching this show has prompted me to think about all the "superhuman" powers that these people have. I got to thinking, which power would I want to have? They all seem like something you would want, but then you have to look and think about the problems each one of them has. So, I decided to go through them.

-Clarie: she can regenerate, meaning she doesn't die
-Isaac: can paint the future
-Hiro: can manipulate space and time
-Nathan: can fly
-Peter: can mimic other powers
-Matt: can hear people's thoughts
-Niki: she has extreme strength

Claire can regenerate her cells. She tries to hurt herself and she is even accidentally killed, but comes back to life. Isaac paints the future, but it's mainly bad things that are happening. Hiro can stop time and manipulate things. Nathan can fly. Peter can mimic the power of whoever is around him. Matt can hear the thoughts of those around him. Niki has powerful strength, she is able to kill 2 men with a mirror. Which one would you want? I'm not sure I'd want to be Claire, because I would never die. But then again, I could save people and not get hurt doing it.  I'm not sure I'd want Isaac's powers because I'd go crazy knowing what horrible things would happen in the future. Hiro's powers might be useful, as well as Peter's. However, Peter can only use specific powers when he is around that person. If I had to choose, I might choose Hiro's powers. To be able to stop time would be somewhat helpful.

If I had a world of my own..

"If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?"

        This quote is from one of my favorite books and Disney movies Alice in Wonderland. The story is just fascinating to me and I could watch it over and over again. Everyone, whether child or adult, has imagined their own world. Whether it be chasing around white rabbits or playing croquet with some flamingos and hedgehogs and the Queen of Hearts. The entire Wonderland is an amazing creation and is described perfectly. You yourself wish you were there. There is never a dull moment in the book/movie.

Since this is one of my favorites, I decided to name my blog after it. I also am in the midst of coming up with a project for my students to create using this book (I am a 4th grade teacher). This will be a great book to use in the classroom and I am sure that we could come up with some great projects. If you have any ideas, please share. I would love ideas!! (: