books

So I'm keeping it one post a day, but I didn't promise they'd all be exciting--I went to an english used bookstore that's about a ten minute walk from my apartment, so for my vacation, I'm reading "The Tempting of America" by Robert Bork. For people who enjoy legal reading (Not nearly tittilating as it sounds. The cover definitely gives it away:)


I'm also reading "Freakonomics," by Stephen Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. So far tha'ts been a real interesting read----that's definitely more interesting to more people than the Bork book.

Salsa Dancing

So the other Saturday night I went salsa dancing with friends. This was a really good idea for me. Salsa dancing's pluses are that it can be cultured, beautiful, passionate, and just plain fun. It's negatives are that the DJ MIGHT play ranchero.....and it requires weird things like rhythm, beat, and coordination of the feet.

It was a good time though---even if I spent most of the time watching those who WERE very good practice their trade. Here are some pics

A very special drawing

Here is proof of how much my 2nd graders love me.



If you can't see the drawing, it's of two people who LOOK like women. One is smaller with lines emitting radially from the outline of the body, and the other looks like a witch.

Her very special notes (which are hard to read) say--"This is Chris," and "Chris, you are fat." Suffice to say, I was very proud of her english abilities.

She even made a point of pointing to the witchy looking lady and saying, "This is you." I don't exactly know why there are two drawings, or what the lines coming out of the first one is. (One of my co-workers kindly suggested it was odor.)

(And yeah, I get plenty of "I love Teacher Chris" but they aren't nearly as funny as this.)

Edit: I've decided that she wasn't satisfied with the hideousness of the first drawing, so she decided to draw a much-improved second)

postcards

If you want a postcard, give me your mailing address, and I'll send you one.

Oh, and as usual, I have been very delinquent in posts. But I have a goal:

1 blog per day through Friday, when I leave for Laos.