Perseverance

I am on a roll with homework today! I've gotten a lot done. I'm really behind in a lot of my subjects so i've got to buckle down and do some catch-up. Only right now i'm taking a break from writing a fifth grade lesson plan on "setting." Can you really teach a whole lesson on setting? I'm having a hard time coming up with ideas, so i opted for a break. Brennen's studying biochemistry,

he studies more for that class than any of his others, he'll probably get a B- and still want to retake it next semester. Heck. A B- would be pretty good for me! I admire his dedication and perseverance. I told him the other night that i didn't care what he was when he grew up, just as long as he was a peace with it. Luckily he's still able to go to school despite all his credits. They almost kicked him out. That was a big blessing. Now he's planning on retaking the GRE at the end of next semester and maybe applying to P.A. schools next month. I always say that i hate school and i dislike writing lesson plans...I guess i better change my major, huh? haha.

Ugh. I got sick on my birthday and yesterday i was pretty sure i was getting an ear infection. but my ears feel better today and i'm starting to get some drainage in my sinuses so that's a good sign that this won't last much longer. I'm sniffling and coughing a lot and it's annoying.

So, interesting fact about me (or not so much) is that i find grammatical error HILARIOUS. I know i'm a nerd. I don't know why but they just crack me up. My educational psychology teacher, Brother Bryan, read us this paper the other day and i was just dying!! i was crying because I was laughing so hard!! This is by a guy named Richard Lederer. he says, "One of the fringe benefits of being an English or History teacher is receiving the occasional jewel of a student blooper in an essay. I have pasted together the following "history" of the world from certifiably genuine student bloopers collected by teachers throughout the United States, from eight grade through college level. Read carefully, and you will learn a lot." here's the jist of the paper:

"The inhabitants of Egypt were called mummies. They lived in the Sarah Dessert and traveled by Camelot. The climate of the Sarah is such that the inhabitants have to live elsewhere, so certain areas of the dessert are cul- tivated by irritation. The Egyptians built the Pyramids in the shape of a huge triangular cube. The Pramids are a range of mountains between France and Spain.

Socrates was a famous Greek teacher who went around giving people advice. They killed him. Socrates died from an overdose of wedlock.

The Renaissance was an age in which more individuals felt the value of their human being. Martin Luther was nailed to the church door at Wittenberg for selling papal indulgences. He died a horrible death, being excommunicated by a bull. It was the painter Donatello's interest in the female nude that made him the father of the Renaissance. It was an age of great inventions and discoveries. Gutenberg invented the Bible. Sir Walter Raleigh is a historical figure because he invented cigarettes. Another important invention was the circulation of blood. Sir Francis Drake circumcised the world with a 100-foot clipper

The government of England was a limited mockery. Henry VIII found walking difficult because he had an abbess on his knee. Queen Elizabeth was the "Vir- gin Queen." As a queen she was a success. When Elizabeth exposed herself be- fore her troops, they all shouted "hurrah." Then her navy went out and defeated the Spanish Armadillo"

Oh when i read these i was just in tears!! I still am. ALSO!! I just watched this video on youtube and you will be rolling on the floor!

Happy laughing! :)