Quote of the Month:

“The President believes in fighting a war up to the last possible second.  Giving armed conflict every chance to succeed, until all violent means have been utterly exhausted. Only then, as a last resort, do we put diplomats on the ground for the grim task of talking.” John Oliver on The Daily Show, 12-4-06

 

Hightlights:

-Read through 2^nd draft of my middle grade historical fiction novel and made a chapter-by-chapter spreadsheet.  Whoo boy!  Some decent scenes surrounded by utter crap.

 

-Relaxing Christmas: only a few nice presents, low-key celebrations

 

– Kids’ Vacation: 7 days of full-on Internet gaming café

                    

Books Finished:

*** ½   An Abundance of Katherines, by John Green

***       Pish Posh, by Ellen Potter

****     Fairest, by Gail Carson Levine

** ½    American Theocracy, by Kevin Phillips

*** ½  Gingerbread, by Rachel Cohn

 

Movies Seen:

*** ½   O’ Brother Where Art Thou?

****     Brick

Sub Jobs:

Morning in 2^nd Grade Class

Sub Sampler Day- 2 hours in Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Favorite TV:

****     Buffy, season 4, in Spanish w/ English subtitles

****     Friday Night Lights

****     Supernatural

***       Angel, season 1, in French w/ English subtitles

***       Gilmore Girls

***       Heroes

***       O.C.