Christmas present on Halloween

Today is Halloween. I got an early Christmas present today, too, and I am so happy about it!

In December I'm going to see Eddie Izzard Stripped in Malmö together with somebody I love so much.

Thank you sweet wonderful young man!

Digital communication

I just caught myself hissing like an angry cat at the screen. Somebody sent me some crap that I really don't want to deal with, and in response I hissed.

And then started thinking. I often do things like this, I give the screen the finger when somebody says something that deserves that respons, I curse at the screen, I laugh, I smile, I aaawwww out loud when somebody says or does something increadibly nice or sweet (So I'm not all bad and evil, ok?) The person on the other side neither hears nor sees this, and the cats don't care, so why do I do it?

I'm only half way through this thought, so I have no theory to offer yet. I wonder if others do the same?

Heading home from the second meeting with 'my class'. It's very interesting to be a student, I notice things I normally just walk by. I find myself being very critical, both towards myself as teacher and towards my teachers. Things like structure and correct information matter. It makes a huge difference to know ahead what'll happen, and to be able to trust that what's been said really is what goes.

I also find that it makes a huge difference to have a teacher who makes himself or herself available to the students, and one who's only there in the classroom but very absebt at other times.

I think these reflections will help make me a better teacher. I hope so, at least. What is the most important difference between a good teacher and a mediochre one?

Winterson, Atwood and Woolf

In my mind there's a strong associative link between Jeanette Winterson, Margaret Atwood and Virginia Woolf. I can't really put my finger on it, yet, but I think it's something I'll talk more about once I've had time to sit down and think about it for a bit.

Meanwhile I'll just settle for recommending you to read some of their works, they're all really great writers.

Confusion

When my phone rings it doesn't sound like many other phones around here, and that's, of course, the purpose. For the last few days, though, I've been hearing it going off again and again, even though it's not ringing. Very confusing!

And just now I realised there's a TV commercial that uses exactly the same tune!

Such a relief, I'm not crazy!

Proud teacher

A long day filled with presentations. I'm still in school, have redecorated the classroom where we'll move in on Monday morning, and I'm very tired but oh so proud.

My students this year is so inventive, so creative and so generous towards each other.

Now, homewards bound, just wanted to brag a little first.

Booked book

I have pre-ordered it, I hope it arrives soon. I wish I could ask to have it signed, but Chicago is just too far away.

But who knows, one day perhaps?

Where are my words?

I have so much I want to talk about, that I need to talk about but for some reason I just can't put the words together at the moment!

I'm relieved to know that this, too, shall pass.