sparkle motion

After a rousing eight days on the South Shore of Massachusetts, I am safely returned to Germantown.   Stats on my holidays:

1. Times my vegetarianism was lamented by various family members: approximately nine (note, I haven't had meat in 15 years, this is not surprising)

2. Statues received: One, but she has two objects in her hands that detach, so I'm counting it as three.

3. Pairs of pink sneakers worn: One (but sooo worth mentioning)

4. Jackson Five songs danced to: Three

5. Food poisoning attacks: one, but over 12 hours that I am glad to not relive.

6. Pages read: somewhere around 1600...which brings us to sparkle motion, because (and I admit this with some trepidation) about 1300 of those pages were part of the Twilight series...but upon finishing, there was an amazing blog about how ridiculous they are, which made the experience so much sweeter and found a creative way to connect it to Donnie Darko and the dance group I have forever wanted to be a member of.  In case you are doubting your commitment to sparkle motion, check this out: 

http://cleolinda.livejournal.com/2008/08/02

7. Just to redeem myself: the other 300 pages belonged almost solely to David Sedaris.  I want to be in his family sometimes.  Or just near the skeleton in his bedroom.  nothing short of phenomenal.

8. Hours on trains: 16

9. Formal dresses worn: 1

10. visits to the library to not read books: 1

11. dreams about work starting again and being unprepared: 1

12. days of vacation left: 4.5 (going to go do something fun with that right now)

love,

ma

a special moment in the life of every young jewish girl...

being asked to play Santa by a cadre of 4-year-olds.  When I attempted to begin delivering presents, one spectacular child objected saying "santa, I'm not asleep yet."  I had taken her decision to remain standing while the other four girls immediately laid down upon a baby towel as her choice to remain either proud, jewish, or smarter than the rest of them.  Not so!  In any case, it was a fantastic time, delivering invisible presents and watching them "wake up" to find nothing, and be delighted!

inauguration celebration

so...here we are at the first official post on my blog.  A nice study break after a long study week, and understandably brief.  To begin; the intentions of this bloggy are as follows:

1. to tell stories about everything that happens, which will happen today.

2. to find a home for the miraculous events of my days as a preschool teacher, yogini, friend, grad student and cook, so that they are not simply confined in my mind

3. to share what's for dinner (and all other meals...look for a pumpkin bread pudding post tomorrow).

4. to have fun.

with that in mind, welcome!

love,

marisa