I heart rocks

My little geologist heart has been geeking out all week as I've been driving across the western United States on the fieldtrip of my dreams.

From here:

To here:

It's been a great time so far. Good company and the new Arcade Fire album make it even better.

Everlasting Light

I know I've whined about my commute before so I won't get into that again. But now that it's summer vacation (YEE HAW) I find that I miss the 2 hours I spent everyday rocking out to music (mostly the black keys). Luckily we have a super sweet sound system in our living room. But I don't want to spend all summer in the living room . . .

So I'm planning a road trip. And here's my question: What is your favorite road trip music?

And I want everyone to answer.

The Final Countdown

The last day of school for me is June 24th. Who would you guess is more excited, me or my students?
If you guessed me. You guessed right :)

Summer is such a magical time of year. The slow mornings and road trips fill my soul with gladness. But seriously, we can't live for the summer. Right?

Sometimes on sunday night I forget that I have to go to sleep at some point so I can get to school in the morning. Last night I forgot that. I realized when I went to bed at 3 a.m. that I wasn't going to bed so much as going down for a nap.
Then this morning, I woke up to what felt like a the longest commute EVER. Which is silly because it's always a long commute; 49.7 miles.

Way.

Too.

Long.

But I brought it upon myself and I'm not sorry.

About a year ago, an old and favorite friend and I hatched a plan for me to move 40 miles north and spend a lazy summer in the magnificent metropolis of Seattle. The plan, which has changed since then, would make me only a temporary resident.

But Seattle got into my blood again and I couldn't seem to get out of there, so I moved back permanantly. I have a library card now, which makes it official.


Something to make the commute better:
The new Black Keys album, cranked ALL THE WAY UP.

Something to keep my soul light until summer:
Hiking at night in the pouring rain and getting lost.

Something to check out from the Seattle Public Library:
How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization by Franklin Foer

Super Sonic Chocolate Covered AWESOME!

This post's title is a quote borrowed from one of my 7th graders today. It made us all laugh and I have determined that I must begin circulating it in my daily conversation. So, if you're pretty cool and I notice I just might declare you to be super sonic chocolate covered awesome!



Also good news kids, it's friday. And we all know what that means . . .



It's time for another installment of a low calorie friday treat:

Astronaut

Do you ever feel like you totally sold yourself short? Like when you wonder "Why didn't I become an astronaut?" I think it's time to start living out my dreams of space flight.

Also, I want Harrison Ford to be my boyfriend.