January 2010
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“One part intriguing allegory to nine parts gore, zombie films are hard to love. ...”
– The writing staff of The Economist never met a pun they didn’t like.
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“The recently released “Zombieland”…combined romance, the...”
– THE ECONOMIST PROVIDES LOLZ FOR DAYS
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Three Kings Day
True to Filipino custom, my mother has always left our Christmas decorations up until January 6th.
I also leave my Christmas decorations up far past December 25th, but more out of sheer laziness than anything else.
Langer is better at saying stuff than the rest of...
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Avatar is a bad film.
Not because it lacks any meaningful character development (which it does), not because its plot is laughably flimsy (which it is), and not because it is little more than a big-budget remake of FernGully, but because it is yet another example of b-grade Hollywood moralizing, of not very smart people with typically superficial good intentions offering Americans an...
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Meditations on the Way We Live Now
I. On the plane, I read the latest issue of U.S. News, which is all about school reform. (Side note: I will read anything off the newsstand that mentions education. My interest is always piqued whenever a mainstream media outlet finds my profession zeitgeisty.) There was an article on No Child Left Behind, and as I read it, I was struck by how dated it all seemed. Teaching at a charter...
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Confessions: Love Actually
Of all the problems I have with this film, here is the biggest one: I think the boy who plays Liam Neeson’s son is super, super creepy.
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“Be assured a college graduate teaching English in Korea is no doubt a liberal to...”
– Some right-wing troll peanut gallery guy from LiveJournal.
I’m interested in the assumptions behind his comment. Why is teaching English in Korea a liberal thing to do? I’m going for money and a travel experience. I’m not going out of any wonderful aspirations to ~*~* make a difference *~*~ (not...
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Meditations on Anger
I. In my head I rehearse impassioned screeds against those who have wronged me. I never say the right thing in the moment; I nod stupidly with a bland demeanor, use carefully considered and meticulously meted out words and tinned expressions. It’s always too late when I think of the perfect cutting remark, and I hate myself for it. And so I retreat to my inner theater of verbal revenge...
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I caved
Ask me anything http://formspring.me/vivresavie
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What the hell is Reading Week
At the good ol’ University of Illinois, we just got a Reading Day and we turned out all right.
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"Sorry from the bottom of my heart. I want to... →
You may like this or not, I am utterly torn on the death penalty. By all accounts, Kenneth Biros was an abomination to humanity; he picked up an unwitting woman at a bar, offered her a ride home, mugged her, raped her, and then—in a fit of drunken rage—wounded her 91 times before she ultimately perished. Then, as if her body had not sustained enough abuse throughout her unfortunate...
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Holiday Conundrum
Me: I have to make treats for 9th period good kids.
Jillary Clinton: Make some for me too.
Me: I wanna be all ambitious and make them, but part of me is all, "Girl, just buy 'em."
Jillary Clinton: Buy 'em and deny 'em! That's what I'd do. Get those soft sugar cookies with the icing and sprinkles...them jawns good.
Me: Girl, that's what I wanted to make.
Jillary Clinton: OMGZ Martha would be proud.
Me: OMGZ I love Martha. That's ambitious right? I seriously have not changed yet because I am debating whether or not to trek to Whole Foods for baking supplies. I'M STILL WEARING SHOES AND A JACKET ONE HOUR LATER. On one hand, I could probably spend less money buying them since I don't have baking supplies. On the other, if I spent more money on baking supplies, I would be investing. On one hand, I value my free time. On the other, I value Martha. On one hand, the kids would appreciate it. On the other, they'd easily appreciate Dunkin Donuts. On one hand, it could be a fun experience. On the other...JILL HELP ME OUT.
Jillary Clinton: Dunkin.
Me: Done. Phew, that was exhausting.
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“It has been brought to my attention that Edward Cullen uses the D.E.N.N.I.S....”
– Jillary Clinton
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Tales From School, #9: Edgar Allan Poe
Student: Miss, that book...
Me: I know, I know--it's hard. Everyone's been saying that.
Student: No, miss. [Laughs] That Prince Prospero at the end...he salty.
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Conversations From My Twenties #4: Secrets and...
He says, “People are looking for different things and people get hurt.”
But no one genuinely wants to hurt others, do they? I think back to high school, when my boyfriend perpetuated a huge lie for five months. He was looking to keep me; it blew up in his face. But I was the one who got hurt. He has a girlfriend now; I am the one who still cannot trust others. That was over...
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