Dancing

Bossman, DR and I performed this dance number from GLEE at our holiday party. We had lots of attitude and sass.  We were really quite excellent.  I was Quinn, Bossman was Santana and DR was the Brittany.  It was a big hit and an excellent kick-off to the party.  In fact, there was an encore request later in the evening.  There are no pictures or video....we will do the dance but not broadcast it publicly.  It was a great time.  Below is the original video along with two of our favorite reinterpretations.

Holiday Shindigs

I am so lucky to work with the people that I work with.  I just got home from our annual office holiday potluck and it was so much fun.

I don't know how I got so lucky to work with people that are funny, caring, and dedicated to our work.

I know I haven't posted in awhile.  It has been a very busy December.  And it has been emotionally draining.  It isn't that I haven't been having joyful moments and lots of great times - but that I haven't been reflecting on it.  I lost my way for a little while in the joy quest and the desire to live an intentionally joyful life.

Living from the heart is so much harder than living from brain sometimes...Living in joy is living from my heart and I need to keep remembering that.

Luckily I work with amazing people that remind me of what is important both day-to-day in my office and through SLTP.  I am so blessed.

First Real Snow

It is snowing. 

Right now we are having the first real snow of the winter season.  I can't believe that the first snow is coming so late. 

It is beautiful.  I love snow falling.

I have 3 blog posts in progress...more later.  For now, enjoy the soft, falling of the snow. 

Wi-Fi

Wireless internet is an incredible thing.  I knew someone once that pronounced Wi-Fi as "wee-fee" - it was cute. 

I am currently sitting in the Tampa airport and I am able to answer email, write this blog, update my facebook status and other VERY important things. 

We live in an incredible world where I can stay connected to all aspects of my life from wherever I am.  Right now, my dear from JF is in Ethiopia and I know what is going on in her life through her facebook & blog updates.  I was able to respond to email from Hanover with ease.  I connected to people I just met at a conference.  i have received and responded to emails from current and former students that are all over the country and world. 

There are lots of issues with the way that technology functions in the world.  Right now, though, I am really quite grateful for it.

Pensieve

Harry Potter: "What is it?"

Albus Dumbledore: "This? It is called a Pensieve. I sometimes find, and I am sure you know the feeling, that I simply have too many thoughts and memories crammed into my mind."

— Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter discussing Dumbledore's Pensieve.

 

 The Harry Potter films have been on television a lot lately.  I love the books and tolerate the movies.  There a lot of magical things from Harry Potter that I would like in my own life.  I would like the time-turner Hermoine uses to add more time to her day.  I wish I had a hippogriff as a pet.  I would like the clock that Molly Weasley has on her wall that tells her where all her family is at any moment.  

All of those things I would like to have - but - the thing that I would like best is a pensieve.  I would like to pull out my thoughts and stick them in a bowl.  I would like to visit my best memories later in vivid color and revisit moments of challenge to reflect in a clearer way.  

ah well..tis not to be.  

And as I type this, I still cry as Dumbledore dies. 

 

Hotel beds

What is it about hotel beds that make them so much more comfortable than our beds at home?  Is it because I don't have to change the sheets?  Is it all the extra pillows?  Is it because I pay money to stay here? 

I am in Tampa for a conference called the Leadership Educators Institute and staying at the Hyatt Place.  I have a beautiful room and the bed made it very difficult to get up for the conference sessions this morning. 

Funny toys (revisited)

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog entry about these "plush microbes" that I thought were hilarious and cute.

Today as I looked around my office I realized that I already owned one of these microbes.  I own the one called the "kissing disease", otherwise known as Mono.  I received as a gift from one of my fave students CC when he graduated.  I remember the conversation when he gave it to me.  He knew that I would find it both super cute and freaking hilarious.  Of course, I do.

It was a nice feeling to know how well your students can know you sometimes and how you can forget certain things until something jars you or until you take the time to look around your office.

Here's a picture of my little plush microbe at home on her shelf.

"Kising Disease"