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The September Issue

Hawaii09 Day2

1. Watched me some HBO on Demand, The Day the Earth Stood Still

2. Went to KTA to get some 'locals' and an apple.

3. Richardson's:

4. Sally Shop. Found a sweet shirt and some McDonalds cups from the 70's.

5. Went for a run.

6. Talk story with Brian and Alan for a bit.

Scenes from a house I grew up in:

Hawaii09 Day1

Almost missed my flight... they closed the gates behind me. Couldn't watch the inflight movie, Harry Potter 6 because I've only read up to 3. Somewhere over the State of Washington:

Had a pleasant flight thanks to an empty seat next to me and lots of The xx, especially this song. I'm liking the entire album more and more. It's too bad the female vocalist quit.

Laid over, watching Empire Records. That's Hawaiian sun on my left ankle.

Things that are definitively Hawaii have been coming in spurts. Coqui frogs, bad radio, the Jetta, the pets, pickled onions, the humidity (actually that came first), to name a few.

Tomorrow I go to Cafe 100, Sally Shop and the beach. For now, this is nice. Again, I needed this so bad.

I will pack for Hawaii today

at some point...

A classic:

Teaching sounds fun.

Really though... I'd like to handle situations like this. A facebook note from a friend who had her first go at teaching undergrads:

Today was my last day of lecture for the semester. We only covered two chapters that the students will be responsible for on the upcoming final exam. I will tell you what these chapters are called:

Chapter 15: Psychological Disorders
Chapter 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorders

If you were to guess, judging by the title of these two chapters, what do you think the exam might focus on? For example, if I were to give you the following options, which sounds most plausible?

a. PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
b. None of the above
c. None of the above
d. None of the above


Was this a difficult question for you? If so, try to imagine that you have attended all 6-8 lectures on the topic of Psychological Disorders and Treatment of Psychological Disorders that I gave. And here's a hint: I talked about psychological disorders. Every day. The whole time.

Now, with that in mind, I think answering the question above may be a little easier this time around. SO THEN PLEASE TELL ME WHY AND HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT I GET THIS E-MAIL FROM A STUDENT TODAY:

"Hi Ms.Tsutsui i was wondering if we needed to know about disorders for the test"

Yes, my young scholar. I would give those disorders a try. It might give you a real edge over the other students, for sure.

Why didn't I think of this:

Found this today, via It's Nice That. Basically, this couple paints something they want and sells it for the price of the item they want. They sell the item and then buy the thing they want. This is such a brilliant idea. They sell everything from:

to:

(actually they haven't sold that one yet, but they probably will!)

They also have a flickr of everything they've sold so far and the accompanying photos of the item/experience they purchase. Like this:

I only wish I thought of it first. sigh. I want an iphone. OR A FULLY FUNDED TRIP TO VEGAS.

On the other hand, I think I have some sort of super small business idea abrewin'...

Truth: I'm only mean to the ones I like the most.

Exhibit A:

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