Boobies

Today one of my students pointed to a lovely painting of a bird in the front hallway of the school. It was part of a collection of some fabulous student generated watercolors of all kinds of birds. The birds are labeled for scientific accuracy. My student says, "Look Ms. Barrett. It's says 'blue footed booby'."

I laughed so hard that coffee from 4 hours earlier shot out my nose.

I swear to God I could not make this stuff up. I love my job.

http://www.bluefootedbooby.net/

Things That Are Not Math But Still Don't Make Sense to Me

"Angelina Jolie buys Brad Pitt an $18,500 tree for Valentine's Day" the interweb tabloid says. I say, "Really?".

I bought myself $50 worth of books for my classroom at Goodwill and Half Priced Books for Valentine's Day.

I don't get it. I don't get how you have $18,000 to spend on a VALENTINE. And, if you do, how you spend it on a tree. I don't get how Hollywood freaks have more money than they know what to do with just for ...what? Being freakish? Meanwhile I work 7 days a week so I can still spend my own (limited) money to make my classroom better.

Maybe next year Angelina will consider making an $18,000 donation to room 404 in Brad's name. Shoot, I'd take $15,000 and try to not even complain.