Instead of watching boring Powerpoints about test scores, we had a Challenge Day. I'm too tired to write much about it, but it was pretty awesome. I guess it was even on Oprah last year. She was skeptical at first, but then after participating, she said, "This is how you change the world." At first I thought it was going to be all stupid and touchy feely, and it reminded me of something from The Office. Well, it did end up being touchy feely (lots of hugging and crying), but not lame at all. We did a lot of great activities that helped us get to know each other better. I really wish these presenters could come in and do this for my class. It was just so much better than I thought today could be.
Since I am finally done with Practicum I and only have one project left to finish for my Reading and Language Theory class, I decided to spend the evening relaxing with the latest issue of my favorite magazine, Bust . In this issue, I read about: Fat women on reality shows A new version of roller derby called Derby Lite A global O that will be occurring on December 21-22 Recipes for finger foods to serve at holiday parties How to make your own yarn Asheville, NC (now I want to move there even more...) Amy Poehler's views on feminism Divorce ranches in Nevada from the 1930's through the 1960's (it used to be really hard to get a divorce, and Nevada had laws that made it super easy) Homemade Christmas gift ideas A guide to "handling some of life's major milestones- marriage, childbirth, and death- with a DIY frame of mind" The monthly "One-handed read" column And of course, there are the fashion and beauty sections. Also, book, movie, and music revie
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