Mr. W

- The funniest movie is here. Find it

I'm showing this for personification in my poetry unit. Thanks, Bretterson.

Happy Anniversary

I've been at my job for a whole year! And in New York for a year and a half! What an anniversary!

Oh No TV

Eric's band (which he would never blog about himself anyway) had a pretty eventful weekend. They played their biggest show in New York to date, at the Knitting Factory. They drew a pretty big crowd, mostly friends but some random folks, and now I have a ticket stub that reads Oh No! and the Tiger Pit. For perpetuity.

Then, thanks to Connor Mitchell's keen eyes, we discovered that a member of a friendly band we know from Gainesville is playing with The Whigs. Lo and behold, The Whigs were on Letterman the other night and Tim, the bassist, is sporting an Oh No! shirt. Now see this America...

Election Belly Laughs

More Cop Out Blogging

Hoping to get a job in the next week. I'm one of two people left in my class to have not landed myself a permanent teaching job. But I've got high hopes and two teaching demonstrations this week for jobs. Wednesday and Thursday. Think of me if you get the chance. I got an ominous e-mail from the NYC Teaching Fellows office about my status in the program being zilch if I don't get a job by February 1st. The two schools I'm going to this week seem like my best prospects to date. So there's that.

In the meantime, before there's real news to report, I was watching the Sundance channel today and actually saw a poem on TV. Granted, it's Billy Collins, and I don't particularly care for his mainstream platitudes, but I was happy to see a poem on TV nonetheless. A Youtube search turned up a few others, so I've posted them here:

A Trio of Videos

Tis' the season for trios. Father, son & holy ghost. The Ghosts of X-mas past, present and yet to come. Pecan, apple and pumpkin pies.

So, I bring you a trio of videos for your viewing pleasure.

This first one was recommended by Eric's Victorian Lit professor, Dr. Tremper. If you haven't heard of the Bonobo monkeys, you probably live in the jungle (ha ha!). But, even if you have heard of them, you should check out this video put together by researchers who are studying them. If you can't believe in the immaculate conception and virgin birth, you can believe in these monkeys. (Note: It's a long one- 19 minutes)



Next up is a video from one of my favorite features at Slate. Emily Yoffe writes 'The Human Guinea Pig," a column of her adventures doing things that "readers are too well-adjusted to try themselves." To date, my favorite column was her foray into life at a retirement community. Now, she's gone and one-upped herself, spending a day as a drag king. You can find the article here, but the gold nugget is the accompanying video. If you can't believe in the menorah's eight candles burning bright, you can believe in eight drag kings singing away the night.



Lastly, a funny one from Down Under. From other clips I've seen, this sitcom, "Summer Heights High," is "The Office" at a high school. This clip is the drama teacher, Mr. G, explaining his process in the classroom. Not only did I laugh when I saw it, I simultaneously pictured our own Mr. G singing to his students at Science Skills Center High School. If you can't believe in the Kuumba, or spirit of creativity during Kwanzaa, check out creativity in motion. (Thanks to Caitlin for sending it to me)



Happy videos to all, and to all a good night.