vol. 37

as much as i enjoy reading/teaching novels over and over again in class, watching some of the movies is just unbelievably tough -- especially since a portrayal of 1920s americana shot in 1974 can be pretty rough... what's more ridiculous is that karen black won a golden globe for her portrayal of myrtle... sorry, i'm not linking to her -- just looking at her freaks me out -- kind of like stiffler's mom or that woman who looks like a freaking cat after having so much plastic surgery...

• www.xtranormal.com, however is a really cool site that has some great possibilities for classroom use -- we'll be trying this out and i'm excited to see what the kids come up with -- here's a starter i created in all of about 10 minutes...yes, it's pretty elementary, but pretty cool...

• sorry, i'm sick and have been up since midnight -- you're right, i'm mailing this one in...