blogging again

so i've gotten a job on campus as a blogger for admissions...

the blog's not up and running yet, so i can't post a link...

i will as soon as i can, though...

9

so it's 9-9-09

a day i've been waiting for because i really really want to see 9

but apparently rensselaer has decided not to carry the film, at all, so i'm going to have to drive at least 45 minutes to see the film...


i'm a little bitter...


also, note about today: wednesday has 9 letters, september also has 9 letters, and is the 252nd day of the year (2+5+2=9)

fifteen books...

The English major in me couldn't resist doing this:

Don't take too long to think about it.
List 15 books you've read that will always stick with you.
They should be the first 15 you can recall in no more than 15 minutes.


1. Brave New World, by Adolus Huxley
2. The Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri
3. Watchmen, by Alan Moore
4. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
5. The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis
6. The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien
7. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
8. Angels & Demons, by Dan Brown
9. Life of Pi, by Yann Martel
10. Paradise Lost, by John Milton
11. Freakonomics, by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
12. The Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad
13. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
14. Dreamcatcher, by Stephen King
15. The Dante Club, by Matthew Pearl

Tagging:
KittyMarie(read her's, it's who I stole this from), ellolove, If I Were Being Honest, and anyone else reading and should feel so compelled, please leave a comment so that I can track you to your blog and read what comes to your mind in less than 15 minutes...

student teaching...

so...

i start my first day of student teaching tomorrow...

the students start on thursday...

i'd be lying if i said i wasn't completely terrified...

and i was told my students will use all of their internet knowledge to find everything i'm associated--which means they'll find this... if you're one of my students and you've stumbled upon this, kudos... a word to you: be awesome, not miserable... those are really some of the best words to live by...


here goes nothing.

I Saw The Pope

Easter Sunday of this year, while on spring break, I attended mass in the Vatican. It was awesome. This is the song I wrote for it, and by that, I mean anyone who stumbles across this randomly, I wrote this spoof of "I'm on a Boat," transforming it into "I Saw the Pope". It was harder than I thought it would be, but it fits the meter and rhyme scheme, so put the song on and sing along.

Ben-né

Aw, snap. Get your hymnals ready, turn to page two-six-three. Everybody in the church hit the wooden pews, but stand for the opening procession. We singin’ this. Let’s pray.

I saw the Pope; I saw the Pope. Everybody look at me ‘cause I really saw the Pope. I saw the Pope; I saw the Pope. Take a good, hard look at the super holy Pope.

I saw the pope, Mother Teresa, take a look at me. Straight prayin’ wit da pope, head’a da Holy Sea. Bustin’ five pr’yer, words whisp’rin’ full of hope. You can’t stop me, Illuminati, ‘cause I saw the Pope.
Take a picture, Val. I saw the Pope, girl. We drinkin’ Communion Wine ‘cause it’s so fine. I got my head bowed, and my handies folded. I’m sayin’ prayers; you in confession, straight sayin’ sorry.

I’m standin’ in a queue, crackin’ jokes and puns. The jokes aren’t good, no one’s havin’ any fun. But this ain’t com’dy club, the joke’s as fu’ny as I use. I saw the Pope, Easter Sunday, don’t you ever bemuse.

I saw the Pope and he gave a bless-an wearin’ a silver and gold Papal Fanon. He’s leadin’ the free world, on a balcony like Juliet. If he lost a bet, you bet he’d still be Benedict.
F’rget priests, I saw the Pope Easter Sunday. F’rget church, I wenta th’Vatican Easter Sunday. I’m in the chairs with my boys, Easter Sunday. The church bells make noise, Easter Sunday.

Hey Sally, if you could see us shine, up really er’ly to get in the line. Gonna get thru the line to good seats some time. Mark Simmons said, “there’s no bad experiences.”

Yeah. Never thought I’d see the Pope. It’s a big marbl’ St. Peter’s Square. Yeah. Hey Jesus, look at me, oooh. Never thought I’d see the place where Angels and Demons took place. Believe me when I say, I met a sister.

I saw the Pope; I saw the pope. Everybody look at me ‘cause I really saw the Pope. I saw the Pope; I saw the Pope. Take a good, hard look at the super holy Pope.

Ben-né. Ben-né. Yeaaah, yea, yea.